What Ofsted grade does Lydstep Nursery have?

Lydstep Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 1 December 2023, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Lydstep Nursery take?

Ofsted registers Lydstep Nursery for 130 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Bristol has 66.

How much does Lydstep Nursery cost?

Lydstep Nursery 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 Lydstep Nursery 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 Lydstep Nursery how it offers them.

When was Lydstep Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Lydstep Nursery on 1 December 2023. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Is Lydstep Nursery part of a nursery group?

Yes. Lydstep Nursery is one of 11 day nurseries in England run by The Village Nursery Group.

Lydstep Nursery

Day nursery in Bristol, BS3.

7a Lydstep Terrace, Bristol, BS3 1DR

130 places

2022 registered with Ofsted

54 of 89 in our Bristol ranking

£122 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, South West average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 1 December 2023

Ofsted grades for Lydstep Nursery, inspection of 1 December 2023
Judgement	Grade
Overall effectiveness	Good
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

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.

Read the full Ofsted report Open in maps

What a place could cost

Lydstep Nursery 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 age	You pay a week	About 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.

Lydstep Nursery against Bristol

	Lydstep Nursery	Bristol average
Places	130	66
Ofsted outcome	Good	93% rated Good or better

Other nurseries close by

Lydstep Nursery is run by The Village Nursery Group, which has 11 nurseries in England and 0 rated Outstanding. See its nurseries in Bristol.

Questions parents ask about Lydstep Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Lydstep Nursery have?: Lydstep Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 1 December 2023, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Lydstep Nursery take?: Ofsted registers Lydstep Nursery for 130 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Bristol has 66.
How much does Lydstep Nursery cost?: Lydstep Nursery 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 Lydstep Nursery 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 Lydstep Nursery how it offers them.
When was Lydstep Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Lydstep Nursery on 1 December 2023. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Is Lydstep Nursery part of a nursery group?: Yes. Lydstep Nursery is one of 11 day nurseries in England run by The Village Nursery Group.

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.