We looked for nurseries for DS about two years ago so bear in mind, things may have changed since then, however we found:
I visited Pooh Corner while looking for nurseries with DS and I did not like it at all. One of the nursery staff actually left a toddler in the toilet to answer the door to us and so the toddler didn't finish properly and then was running around the hall way half naked - we could have been anyone at the door and a my friend, who is an experienced nursery nurse, said this was not a good thing to do as children should not be left while learning to toilet train/respecting childs privacy etc
Then we looked around at the children outside during play time - some of the staff looked really bored pushing the children around, not engaged at all
The whole place didn't look very clean, was very dated - old wooden stair gates, toys didn't look clean, I didn't see much example of activities that the children do, photos of outings, messy play etc like they do in DS nursery now to create a sense of belonging
The baby changing station was in the same room as one of the baby toilets, which again my friend said wasn't very good for toilet training.
At meal times, I saw the children being fed lunch and it was on paper plates - this does not teach good manners, is wasteful and again, my friend was horrified by this
The baby sleep room was at the time downstairs in the basement, very cramped and intercom looked very old...didn't seem to be many staff going past, aside from the regular checks. I cringed at the thought of DS being alsleep in there and perhaps crying and not being able to be seen quickly enough
The parking there is also very bad which will make drop ups/pick ups very stressful. I think its a case of people thinking that because its in Redland, it must be good - but both DH and I were not impressed in the slightest. Good website and info, but imo, the money goes on that rather than back into the nursery..although in fairness, it may have changed since then. Check the ofsted report and see
Mornington House - I did like this nursery and the staff seemed so much more engaged with the children, lots of activites and staff were very knowledgable. We were there before lunch and the cook was making a lovely looking shepherds pie and they put a lot of emphasis on good quality food etc. The kitchen is very small though and is in the same room as the office, although it didn't seem to affect the food being produced. Parking is also pretty difficult but its on a lot of bus routes with accessible buses so that's a plus
What decided it for me, was that the baby area was only separated from the main nursery area by a curtain and I didn't feel DS would have got quality nap time. There are no separate rooms as such - the areas flow from one to another, which is good in terms of supervision, but its very noisy and distracting
I hope this helps a bit?
Puss