Childcare in Gloucester (Gloucestershire)
Gloucester (Gloucestershire) has 50 day nurseries, 14 pre-schools, 25 school nursery classes, 16 childminders and 32 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 73 of them and rated 68 Good or better, 5 of them Outstanding. 64 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £47 to £76, typically £67. Across Gloucestershire there are 36 places per 100 children under five, better supplied than England as a whole at 32.
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.
137 settings, best rated first. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.
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 Saul Montessori Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Progressive Sports @ Waterwells Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed The Holiday Club - Waterwells Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Saul Montessori Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Move More Camps - Chosen Hill Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Kites Corner Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Minsterworth Kindergarten Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Partou Barnwood Day Nursery & Pre-School Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Leap Tutors Education and Training Services Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Progressive Sports @ Kingsholm Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Kumon Longlevens Study Centre Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Atlas Camps Hardwicke Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Gloucester (Gloucestershire)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Gloucester (Gloucestershire)?
Of the 12 full-day rates published by settings in Gloucester (Gloucestershire), the typical price is £67 a day, ranging from £47 to £76. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Gloucester (Gloucestershire) take funded hours?
43 of the 137 settings in Gloucester (Gloucestershire) 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.
Are any nurseries in Gloucester (Gloucestershire) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 5 of the 73 settings Ofsted has inspected in Gloucester (Gloucestershire) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Gloucester (Gloucestershire) take babies?
103 settings in Gloucester (Gloucestershire) 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 Gloucester (Gloucestershire)?
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.
Towns close to Gloucester (Gloucestershire)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.