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Footprints PreSchool Playgroup

Day nursery in South Gloucestershire, BS30.

The Mustard Tree, Watsons Road, Longwell Green, Bristol, BS30 9DW
24 places
2001 registered with Ofsted
77 of 104 in our South Gloucestershire ranking
£122 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, South West average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 22 February 2023

Ofsted grades for Footprints PreSchool Playgroup, inspection of 22 February 2023
JudgementGrade
Overall effectivenessGood
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood

The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.

What a place could cost

Footprints PreSchool Playgroup sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in South West, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's ageYou pay a weekAbout a month
From 9 months to 2£145£460
2 years old£133£422
3 to 4 years old£122£388

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Footprints PreSchool Playgroup against South Gloucestershire

Footprints PreSchool PlaygroupSouth Gloucestershire average
Places2455
Ofsted outcomeGood90% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Footprints PreSchool Playgroup

What Ofsted grade does Footprints PreSchool Playgroup have?
Footprints PreSchool Playgroup was rated Good at its inspection on 22 February 2023, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Footprints PreSchool Playgroup take?
Ofsted registers Footprints PreSchool Playgroup for 24 places at any one time. The average day nursery in South Gloucestershire has 55.
How much does Footprints PreSchool Playgroup cost?
Footprints PreSchool Playgroup sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South West charges £181 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Footprints PreSchool Playgroup offer 30 hours free childcare?
Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Footprints PreSchool Playgroup how it offers them.
When was Footprints PreSchool Playgroup last inspected?
Ofsted last inspected Footprints PreSchool Playgroup on 22 February 2023. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Footprints PreSchool Playgroup?
Nearby in BS30: Swineford Nursery and Preschool Ltd, Wick Pre-School CIO, Longwell Green Pre-School.

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.