Outstanding
93 placesGL20 8TU01684291194
South West
Childcare in Gloucestershire
653 registered providers with 14,190 places, down 0.6% since December 2021.
189day nurseries
224childminders
116after-school clubs
267newly registered since 2021
58.0%rated Good or better
383closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 25.8% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
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Cheltenham105Gloucester (Gloucestershire)96Stroud30Cirencester (Gloucestershire)19Tewkesbury (Gloucestershire)13Lydney10Stonehouse10Dursley9Coleford8Wotton-Under-Edge (Gloucestershire)7Tetbury6Chepstow5Cinderford5Mitcheldean5Berkeley4Gloucestershire3Lechlade (Gloucestershire)3Moreton-In-Marsh (Gloucestershire)3Quedgeley3Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham2Blakeney2Fairford2Newent2All Saints Road1Bream Lydney1Burford (Gloucestershire)1Bussage1Caincross1Charlton Kings Cheltenham1Chipping Campden1Chipping Norton (Gloucestershire)1Eastington, Nr Stonehouse1Ellwood1Evesham (Gloucestershire)1Glos1Homleigh Road, Tuffley1Hucclecote1Innsworth1Kings Stanley1Longlevens1Minsterworth Gloucester1North Nibley, Dursley1Nr Berkeley1Nr Lydney1Ruardean1Slimbridge1Spring Field Park1Tetbury Upton1Toddington1Tredington1Twigworth1Woodmancote1
Highest rated
Settings across the council
The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
Report card Feb 2026
72 placesGL51 7AQ01242 577581
Outstanding
71 placesGL2 0LN01452 386174
Outstanding
57 placesGL50 3QG01242 577779
Outstanding
55 placesGL1 1UG01452 310958
Outstanding
55 placesGL18 1BQ07715360540
Report card Feb 2026
50 placesGL50 3QG01242 515 387
Outstanding
44 placesGL7 5RD07821141579
Outstanding
36 placesGL52 8LU07518134495
Outstanding
30 placesGL54 5TX07929 608619
Outstanding
26 placesGL54 1EY07973296404
Outstanding
26 placesGL17 0JS07890477370
Outstanding
24 placesGL15 4RR01594 564 918
Outstanding
24 placesGL7 3AU01367 253653
Outstanding
24 placesGL8 8EU01666 503777
Outstanding
24 placesGL5 5JG01453872571
Good
171 placesGL8 8GX01666503142
Good
125 placesGL7 3EX07760788081
Good
120 placesGL3 4EH01452 864107
Good
119 placesGL52 2PZ01242 253222
Report card Apr 2026
111 placesGL4 0PZ01452548711
Good
97 placesGL10 3RW01453 824555
Good
94 placesGL3 1ET01452 739010
Good
93 placesGL50 2LR01242 241349
Report card Nov 2025
91 placesGL4 3JT01452610979
Good
90 placesGL14 2PH01594 822969
Good
89 placesGL4 3HR01452 634400
Good
87 placesGL3 3TX01452 610477
Good
85 placesGL3 2JE01452531105
Good
85 placesNP16 7LE01291 628344
Report card Jan 2026
84 placesGL52 8JR01242 677759
Good
83 placesGL19 3RH01452840026
Good
81 placesGL19 3BJ01452700439
Good
80 placesGL2 4NJ01452 725533
Good
80 placesGL16 8DN01594810402
Good
80 placesGL52 6NR01242 388550
Good
80 placesGL2 4LX01452 725 834
Good
80 placesGL52 5QH01242513010
Good
80 placesGL52 8NF01242 677778
Report card Feb 2026
79 placesGL2 5JQ01452 563287
Good
79 placesGL7 1QZ07843489444
Good
78 placesGL5 4EL01453767004
Good
78 placesGL54 2HQ07821567107
Good
77 placesGL51 8HY01242524584
Good
77 placesGL2 0AA01452 386888
Report card Apr 2026
76 placesGL16 7JY01594 836766
Good
75 placesGL53 7BY0300 422 2260
Good
73 placesNP16 7PT01291625783
Good
73 placesGL52 6SR01242525374
Good
73 placesGL15 6BU01594 842284
Good
72 placesGL13 9PY01453 811008
Good
71 placesGL7 1ES01285654000
Good
71 placesGL5 4HL01453 750957
Good
70 placesGL53 0NR01242 260550
Good
70 placesGL2 0SF01452 505515
Good
70 placesGL54 5DU01242 620661
Good
70 placesGL2 2GS07935954049
Good
70 placesGL51 4TX01242 862040
Good
68 placesGL17 0BS01594 541054
Good
68 placesGL1 3HW01452 525 666
No longer open
Settings that have closed
Worked out by comparing consecutive Ofsted releases; the closure falls in the six months before the date shown.
| Setting | Town | Places it had | Last rating | Gone by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre School Cheltenham Park | Cheltenham | 104 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Your Co-op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School, Cainscross | Caincross | 61 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Polly's Day Nursery | Stroud | 50 | Outstanding | Jun 2026 |
| The Co-operative Childcare Cam | Dursley | 45 | Outstanding | Jun 2026 |
| Polly's Day Nursery | Stroud | 40 | Outstanding | Jun 2026 |
| The Holiday Club - Waterwells | Gloucester | 32 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Kites Corner | Gloucester | 28 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Earlybirds Playgroup | Cinderford | 27 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Stow-On-The-Wold Nursery School | Cheltenham | 24 | Outstanding | Jun 2026 |
| Progressive Sports @ Westbury | Westbury-On-Severn | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Progressive Sports @ St Andrew's | Cheltenham | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Saul Montessori | Gloucester | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Progressive Sports @ Pillowell | Lydney | 15 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Sprint Active Clubs | Cheltenham | 10 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Move More Camps - Chosen Hill | Gloucester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Just Camps | Cheltenham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Ultimate Activity Camps at Beaudesert Park School | Stroud | 104 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Upper Knapp Farm Day Nursery | Dursley | 78 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Pata @ Winchcombe Early Years | Cheltenham | 50 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Woodmancote Preschool CIC | Cheltenham | 42 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Kidz R UZ Limited | Cheltenham | 40 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Minsterworth Kindergarten | Gloucester | 32 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Partou Barnwood Day Nursery & Pre-School | Gloucester | 27 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Schools Out Cool Club | Cheltenham | 24 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Pip And Jim's Pre School | Cheltenham | 24 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Superstars North Nibley | Dursley | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Teachsport Extra Time | Stroud | 16 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Kumon Longlevens Study Centre | Oakleaze, Longlevens | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| A+bility Limited | Stroud | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Plus Camp | Cheltenham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Stagecoach Performing Arts Cirencester | Cirencester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Activate Camps@Wycliffe College | Stonehouse | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Chipmunks Day Nursery | Upton St. Leonards | 72 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| 4-2-11 Activity Camp - Beaudesert Park School | Stroud | 70 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Camp Beaumont - Cheltenham Ladies College | Cheltenham | 64 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Treetops Early Years | Dursley | 56 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Saul Montessori Preschool | Saul | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Parliament Early Years | Stroud | 28 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| HARE Forest School | Lydney | 24 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Noah's Children Nursery | Gloucester | 22 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Forest Pulse | Coleford | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Kumon Longlevens Study Centre | Gloucester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Move More Camps - Lakeside | Cheltenham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Kip McGrath Stroud Central | Stroud | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Stepping Stones Nursery and Woodland Adventures | Cheltenham | 75 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Mighty Oaks @ Powell's School | Cirencester | 64 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Acorns Nursery School Ltd, 2-4 Park St | Cirencester | 54 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Playmates out of school club | Cheltenham | 50 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Mighty Oaks @ Stratton School | Cirencester | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Mountlands Day Nursery | Gloucester | 40 | Inadequate | Dec 2024 |
| Bright Eyes Day Nursery - Cheltenham | Cheltenham | 34 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Swindon Village Early Years | Cheltenham | 30 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Bambi's Childcare | Gloucester | 26 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Marmalade and Monkeys Club | Blakeney | 24 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Atlas Camps Nailsworth | Stroud | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Nature Garden Pre-School | Gloucester | 14 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Playmates Out Of School Club | Cheltenham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Move More Morning Club | Cheltenham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Progressive Sports at Forest View Primary School | Cinderford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Tiggers @ Tetbury | Tetbury | 135 | Good | Jun 2024 |