Childcare in Stroud
Stroud has 11 day nurseries, 8 pre-schools, 11 school nursery classes, 8 childminders and 11 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 23 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 26 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £45 to £75, typically £60. 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.
18 settings match. 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 Atlas Camps Brimscombe Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Dean Close Little Trees Inchbrook Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Dean Close Little Trees Brownshill Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Polly's Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Polly's Day Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Ultimate Activity Camps at Beaudesert Park School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Teachsport Extra Time Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed A+bility Limited Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened 4-2-11 Activity Camp Painswick Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Kip McGrath Stroud Central Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Ultimate Activity Camps at Beaudesert Park School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Parliament Early Years Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in Stroud
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Stroud?
Of the 10 full-day rates published by settings in Stroud, the typical price is £60 a day, ranging from £45 to £75. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Stroud take funded hours?
18 of the 49 settings in Stroud 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Stroud rated Outstanding?
Yes. 1 of the 23 settings Ofsted has inspected in Stroud hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Stroud take babies?
34 settings in Stroud 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 Stroud?
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 Stroud
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.