Full-day nursery in Bedminster, Bristol
The Chessel Centre Nursery
The Chessel Centre, Chessel Street, Bristol, BS3 3DN · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Chessel Centre, Chessel Street, Bristol, BS3 3DN · More nurseries in BS3
Stations
- Parson Street8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Bedminster16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Chessel Street, Greville Road and Luckwell Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- South Street Park4 min walk
- North Street Green4 min walk
- Bark Park5 min walk
- South Street Park5 min walk
- South Street Park5 min walk
- Playground4 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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The Chessel Centre Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Chessel Centre, Chessel Street, Bristol, BS3 3DN, in Bedminster, Bristol. It is registered for 62 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by BS3 Community Development.
Run by BS3 Community Development (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Compass Point Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.1 miles
- Luckwell Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.2 miles
- Parson Street Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- Southville Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- Ashton Gate Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- Holy Cross RC Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.5 miles
- Ashton Vale Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.8 miles
- Oasis Academy Marksbury Road Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.8 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 The Chessel Centre Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Chessel Centre Nursery Good at its inspection on 29 June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Chessel Centre Nursery take?
The Chessel Centre Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 62 children at any one time.
Who runs The Chessel Centre Nursery?
The Chessel Centre Nursery is run by BS3 Community Development, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Chessel Centre Nursery?
Parson Street is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY554662 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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