Ofsted record

Clifton Tots Day Nursery

Redland, BRISTOL · URN EY478274

According to Ofsted's inspection on 28 July 2026, Clifton Tots Day Nursery in Redland, BRISTOL was graded on 6 areas of its report card: curriculum and teaching: Urgent Improvement; achievement: Urgent Improvement; behaviour and routines: Urgent Improvement; welfare and wellbeing: Urgent Improvement; inclusion: Urgent Improvement; leadership and governance: Urgent Improvement. Source: Little Bees Nursery Intelligence, from Ofsted's published record.

Redland, BRISTOL · BS6 6UJ. Location from the Ofsted register. This setting Nearby Same provider

  1. Inspected 28 July 2026

    3 months ago

    Report card: six areas graded separately.

    Curriculum and teaching Urgent Improvement
    Achievement Urgent Improvement
    Behaviour and routines Urgent Improvement
    Welfare and wellbeing Urgent Improvement
    Inclusion Urgent Improvement
    Leadership and governance Urgent Improvement

    What each grade means

    Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result.

    Curriculum and teaching Urgent Improvement
    Falls well below the expected standard, or puts children at risk. Requires immediate action.
    Achievement Urgent Improvement
    Falls well below the expected standard, or puts children at risk. Requires immediate action.
    Behaviour and routines Urgent Improvement
    Falls well below the expected standard, or puts children at risk. Requires immediate action.
    Welfare and wellbeing Urgent Improvement
    Falls well below the expected standard, or puts children at risk. Requires immediate action.
    Inclusion Urgent Improvement
    Falls well below the expected standard, or puts children at risk. Requires immediate action.
    Leadership and governance Urgent Improvement
    Falls well below the expected standard, or puts children at risk. Requires immediate action.
  2. Earlier inspections

  3. 30 May 2025 Good
  4. 6 August 2019 Good
  5. 1 March 2016 Good

On the register

Ofsted URN
EY478274
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care
Ages
0 to 5
Registered places
120
Registered since
18 June 2014
Local authority
Bristol

On the EYR and the CCR and the VCR.

Common questions

When was Clifton Tots Day Nursery last inspected by Ofsted? +

Clifton Tots Day Nursery in Redland, BRISTOL was last inspected on 28 July 2026. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

What did Ofsted say about Clifton Tots Day Nursery? +

Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Urgent Improvement; achievement — Urgent Improvement; behaviour and routines — Urgent Improvement; welfare and wellbeing — Urgent Improvement; inclusion — Urgent Improvement; leadership and governance — Urgent Improvement. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.

Is "expected standard" a good grade? +

Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.

What ages does Clifton Tots Day Nursery take? +

Clifton Tots Day Nursery is registered for children aged 0 to 5.

How many children can Clifton Tots Day Nursery take? +

Clifton Tots Day Nursery is registered for up to 120 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.

How long has Clifton Tots Day Nursery been registered? +

Clifton Tots Day Nursery has been registered with Ofsted since 18 June 2014. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY478274.

Nearby settings

Part of Clifton Tots Ltd

2 settings on the register

Clifton Tots Day Nursery is one of 2 settings on Ofsted's register run by Clifton Tots Ltd.

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