Spaces for September 2025
Last few spaces for September 2025! Please register your interest or come in to complete a registration form.
Please click here to learn more about how to apply for free childcare if you're working.
Free Two-Year-Old Places
We have a number of free two-year-old places.
If you think your child is eligible for a free 2-year-old, 15-hour place please follow the link below and apply through the Bristol City Council website.
Register Your Interest for Children Aged 2-4
If your child is between 2 and 4 years old and you would like to find out more about what we offer, please contact us by phone (0117 903 8633) or email and arrange a visit or register your interest.
Please click here to learn more about how to apply for free childcare if you're working.
Welcome to Hartcliffe Nursery School And Children’s Centre
Welcome to the new Hartcliffe Nursery School and Children’s Centre website! Our nursery is a place where children can learn, grow, and thrive in a safe and nurturing environment. We believe that every child deserves the best possible start in life, and we are committed to providing high-quality care and education to all of our children.
Our team of experienced and dedicated staff are passionate about what they do, and they work hard to create a warm and welcoming atmosphere where children can feel happy, confident, and valued. We believe every child is unique, and we tailor our approach to meet each child’s individual needs. We are proud of our strong relationships with our families, and we look forward to welcoming you to our community.
Cate Peel, Headteacher
Meet the Team
Welcome to our amazing Nursery School, situated in the heart of Hartcliffe, in South Bristol.
We have a dedicated and caring staff who will get to know you and your child well. Each classroom provides an appropriately stimulating environment supported by carefully chosen resources and sensitive staff. Please do ask to come and take a look.
We really value ensuring each child has a voice and each parent feels heard. We have strong links with a range of other professionals to ensure your child has the very best experience at Hartcliffe Nursery School.
News and Events
Hedgehogs Update – April 2024 (Term 4 Update)
Shhhhhh…. Peace at Last! This term we have been exploring the story ‘Peace at last!’ It’s about poor Mr Bear who can’t sleep because of all the different noises in the house at night. We have been learning the repetitive phrases throughout the story and joining in as...
Hot School Meals Menus – Spring/Summer Term 2024
Early Years Catering, a local catering provider, provides lunches for Hartcliffe Nursery School and delivers hot meals daily. We serve lunches at the table with adults sitting alongside the children, and it is an excellent chance for the children to eat together,...
Wishing You a Happy Eid-ul-Fitr
Eid Mubarak to all our families and friends celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr this year. Eid is a period of festivity, happiness, and serenity. It's an occasion for gathering with loved ones, expressing gratitude for our blessings, and contemplating the year gone by. We are...
Join Scribble and Sketch This Saturday!
Don't forget, Scribble and Sketch, our FREE family art workshop is happening this Saturday at Hartcliffe Nursery School! 🎨 Join our Scribble and Sketch artist from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm for a fun-filled session for children and grown-ups to participate in together....
Stressbusting for ESOL Parents
This six-week course, starting Friday 26th April, is aimed at parents who have English as a second language or for parents with lower literacy skills. It will look at how we deal with the stress and worry from being a parent or carer. We can learn to notice what...
Little Adventurers Young Parents Group
If you're a parent, aged 25 and under, with a child under 5 years-old, you can join South Bristol Children's Centres' fantastic Little Adventurers Parents Group. This group runs on Mondays from 1:00pm to 2:30pm at Hartcliffe Children’s Centre. It will include Stay and...
SBCC Easter Groups
South Bristol Children’s Centres have an incredible schedule of events taking place over the Spring Break. They offer a variety of engaging activities for parents and children aged 0-5, ensuring a fun and supportive environment for your little ones to learn and grow....
Parent Forum – 27th March 2024
A parent has suggested starting a parent forum so that we can work in partnership to make Hartcliffe Nursery School the best it can be. Hartcliffe Nursery only exists because of you and your amazing children. Without you, there is no nursery! The main purpose of the...
Upcoming Community Learning Programmes
Community Learning is offering a number of courses in the coming months. Two courses on employability, the Find Your Strengths Employability Programme, will run from April to May and from June to July. A programme of events on Outdoor Wellbeing and Gardening begins in...
Woodpeckers Update – March 2024 (Term 4 Highlights)
In term four in Woodpeckers class we’ve been welcoming new friends, showing them all our current interests. We took a lovely trip to the icy forest, noticing the frost on the grass and collecting objects. Some of us were having conversations about length of sticks....
Red Nose Day
We are celebrating Red Nose Day today at Hartcliffe Nursery School. Children are invited to wear red clothes or dress up, as part of Comic Relief's Do Something Funny for Money campaign. If you'd like to donate, you can visit: https://www.comicrelief.com/rednoseday/
Butterflies Update – March 2024 (Term 4 Update)
Pancakes!!! To start Term 4, we celebrated Shrove Tuesday by making pancakes. We discussed why we make pancakes and also shared our own experiences of eating pancakes. Then the fun really began when we got to make pancakes of our own. First, we made an ingredients...
Hedgehogs Update – March 2024 (Term 3 Highlights)
There’s a ‘shark in the park’ in Hedgehog class! In term three our core story has been 'shark in the park'. We have been reading the story together, using props, pictures, and water play to develop play related to this story. We love joining in and repeating the...
Squirrels Update – March 2024 (Developing Core Strength and Mathematical Language at the MUGA)
Squirrel class have had a wonderful time developing their core strength by pulling themselves up on the climbing frame at the MUGA (Multi Use Games Area). MUGAs create an inclusive and dynamic environment where children can play, learn, and thrive. They also offer a...
World Book Day Celebrations
Our incredible and dedicated Hartcliffe Nursery team have had an enjoyable time celebrating World Book Day.
We support the ‘City of Sanctuary’ vision that the UK will be a welcoming place of safety for all, and we are proud to offer sanctuary to people fleeing violence and persecution.
We endorse the City of Sanctuary Charter and agree to act in accordance with City of Sanctuary values and apply the network principles within our work (as far as our specific context enables us to).
We recognise the contribution of people seeking sanctuary. Sanctuary seekers are welcomed, included and supported within our context.
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Advice and Support
New Free Separated Parents App
Separating parents can now download a free app to help them self-manage their separation. Separating better has been created by OnePlusOne, the UK’s leading, relationship and innovation charity. The app, funded by the Department for Works and Pensions, features...
News From the Rooms
Owls Update – November 2023
During our first term in Owls, we've all been getting each other (children and parents), as all...
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Squirrels and Butterflies Cooking
Squirrels and Butterflies have been cooking today, getting hands-on with natural ingredients and...
Butterflies Update – December 2023 (Term 2 Highlights)
What a fantastic term it has been. As the winter months have rolled in and the days have been...