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
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...
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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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