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Childcare in Cinderford

Cinderford has 1 day nursery, 3 pre-schools, 2 school nursery classes, 1 childminder and 1 after-school club. Ofsted has inspected 4 of them, and rated every one Good or better. 4 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Gloucestershire there are 36 places per 100 children under five, better supplied than England as a whole at 32.

36places per 100 under-fives in Gloucestershire, against 32 for England
100%of the 4 inspected here are Good or better
3 of 8are recorded as taking the funded hours; the rest are unknown, not a no

Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Gloucestershire, divided by the children aged 0 to 4 who live there at the 2021 Census. It compares areas; it is not a count of free places today. It also leaves out the 89 school nursery classes across Gloucestershire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.

Everything 8Day nurseries 1Pre-schools 3School nurseries 2Childminders 1After-school clubs 1
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Day nurseries 1

Pre-schools 3

St Johns Playgroup

Pre-school · St. Johns Cricket Club, Forest Vale Industrial Estate, Cinderford, GL14 2PH

GoodBirth to 5Sessions in term time, often mornings29 placesOpen for decades
01594 826001

PATA@Earlybirds

Pre-school · Buckshaft Road, Cinderford, GL14 3DL

Not yet inspectedTakes funded hours£7.95 an hourBirth to 509:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week28 placesNewly opened
01594 824257Their website

School nursery classes 2

Childminders 1

Only childminders who agreed to be listed publicly appear here. Ofsted holds many more and does not publish their details.

Bluett, Michelle Denise

Childminder · Cinderford, GL14 2EA

GoodBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesRegistered a few years

After-school and holiday clubs 1

Progressive Sports @ Forest View

After-school club · Forest View Primary School, Latimer Road, Cinderford, GL14 2QA

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Before and after school, plus holidays20 placesOpen a few years
01889343120

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Recently

What has changed here

Ofsted does not publish closures, so we work them out by comparing releases. Worth knowing if you are working from an old list.

  • Jun 2026Opened PATA@Earlybirds Sessional day care
  • Jun 2026Closed Earlybirds Playgroup Sessional day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Cinderford

Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.

Which nurseries in Cinderford take funded hours?

3 of the 8 settings in Cinderford are recorded as taking the government funded hours. Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.

Which nurseries in Cinderford take babies?

6 settings in Cinderford are registered to take children under two. Ofsted's register does not say whether a setting runs a baby room or has space in it, so ring before you plan around it.

Is it hard to get a nursery place in Cinderford?

Gloucestershire has 36 registered childcare places for every 100 children under five, against 32 across England. That is registered capacity rather than free places, so it compares areas rather than telling you what is available this week.

Nearby

Towns close to Cinderford

Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.

Mitcheldean5 settings · 2.7 milesColeford10 settings · 5.2 milesLydney14 settings · 6.8 milesRoss-On-Wye9 settings · 7.1 milesBerkeley6 settings · 9 milesStonehouse16 settings · 10.7 miles
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