Full-day nursery in Whitchurch, Bristol
Sunshine Pre-School
School House, East Dundry Road, Whitchurch, BS14 0LL · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 May 2003Reference EY224537Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places21 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 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
School House, East Dundry Road, Whitchurch, BS14 0LL · More nurseries in BS14
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Grassmeers Drive, Heathfield Crescent and Church Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Bamfield Green Space6 min walk
- Briery Leaze Road Open Space6 min walk
- Hengrove Park11 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground8 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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Sunshine Pre-School is a full-day nursery at School House, East Dundry Road, Whitchurch, BS14 0LL, in Whitchurch, Bristol. It is registered for 21 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool HengroveFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Partou Stockwood Lane Day Nursery & Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bridge Farm Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Wansdyke Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.4 miles
- Whitchurch Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- E-ACT Perry Court Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.7 miles
- St Bernadette Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.8 miles
- New Fosseway School ages 4–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.8 miles
- Bridge Learning Campus All-throughages 3–16has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.8 miles
- Woodlands Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2022 1.0 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Sunshine Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sunshine Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 22 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sunshine Pre-School take?
Sunshine Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 21 children at any one time.
How do I contact Sunshine Pre-School?
You can call 0117 977 4170 and visit www.sunshinepreschool.org.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY224537 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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