Childcare in Tewkesbury (Gloucestershire)
Tewkesbury (Gloucestershire) has 6 day nurseries, 5 pre-schools, 3 school nursery classes, 6 childminders and 2 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 12 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 10 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.
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.
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 2025Opened Move More Camps - Tewkesbury Sessional day care
- Jun 2025Opened Dean Close Little Trees Ashchurch, Tewkesbury Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Tewkesbury (Gloucestershire)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Tewkesbury (Gloucestershire) take funded hours?
6 of the 22 settings in Tewkesbury (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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Tewkesbury (Gloucestershire) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 1 of the 12 settings Ofsted has inspected in Tewkesbury (Gloucestershire) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Tewkesbury (Gloucestershire) take babies?
17 settings in Tewkesbury (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 Tewkesbury (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 Tewkesbury (Gloucestershire)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.