Full-day nursery in Westbury on Trym, Bristol
Once Upon A Time Day Nursery
2-4 Downs Cote Drive, Bristol, BS9 3TP · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since August 1999Reference 107023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 February 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 May 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
2-4 Downs Cote Drive, Bristol, BS9 3TP · More nurseries in BS9
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Downs Cote Avenue, Lampeter Road and Downs Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Canford Park7 min walk
- Durdham Down12 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Bristol there are about 3.9 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Once Upon A Time Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 2-4 Downs Cote Drive, Bristol, BS9 3TP, in Westbury on Trym, Bristol. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 6 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Elmlea Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 0.3 miles
- Badminton School ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Elmlea Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- E-ACT St Ursula's Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.4 miles
- Westbury-On-Trym Church of England Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected April 2025 0.6 miles
- Elmfield School for Deaf Children ages 2–16has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- Stoke Bishop Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.8 miles
- Henleaze Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected July 2024 0.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Once Upon A Time Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Once Upon A Time Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 6 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Once Upon A Time Day Nursery take?
Once Upon A Time Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Once Upon A Time Day Nursery?
Sea Mills is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Once Upon A Time Day Nursery?
You can call 0117 962 5203 and visit www.onceuponatimenursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 107023 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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