Local Organisations
Footprints Children’s Centre

Footprints Children’s Centre has evolved from the Knowle West Sure Start Programme and the Knowle West Neighbourhood Nursery.  It was designated as a Children’s Centre, as part of Bristol City Council’s first Phase of Children’s Centres in the city.

The Centre provides an integrated range of services for children and their families, including creche facilities, full day care, individual support through a community family worker scheme, and a wide range of family support activities for the local community.  It is situated at The Park in Knowle West.  

The Nursery is open from 8am until 6pm on weekdays, 50 weeks of the year. A maximum of 60 children can attend at any one time. Children can access Daycare places by refferal, by paying fees and children aged 3 or over can access nursery education funding. Shorter creche sessions are available to those taking part in other activities at the Park.

Nursery is made up of two distinct areas – one for under 2’s, and one for over 2’s.  This allows for age-appropriate, indoor and outdoor free-flow play across the whole curriculim supported by a lead teacher. There are 4 fully enclosed outdoor play areas, 3 of which have direct access to the Nursery, whilst the other is being developed as a wildlife garden and is currently used for Forest School activities.

 A separate building, known as the PAL house, provides free family support and group activities such as drop-in groups, a childminders group, and health visitor run baby clinic and has it’s own outdoor  play area. 

There are many other groups also run in other venues such as Gymtots, and parent led tot shop/toy library and Breast feeding support groups. We also currently have six different ‘KEEP’ groups, (Knowle Early Education Partnership)  which is a fun early education programme where parents and children learn together to ensure children have a flying start to school.

The Centre also has additional speaclist support from a Speech and Lanaguage Therapist, an Advice and Guidance officer and childminder supporter as well as the individual homevisits from Community family workers.

See our latest what’s on guide or contact us on 0117 9039781 for more details about any of the services above.