Banana Moon Day Nursery Gloucester
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Gloucester for babies from 3 months up to 5 year olds, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2023. Open since 2017, with 47 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
What childcare usually costs in Gloucestershire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Gloucestershire from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
GL1 5JRWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 17 November 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children receive a warm welcome from the friendly and kind staff. They settle quickly and show that they are happy and content at nursery. Children form strong and secure relationships with the staff who care for them. The youngest children confidently hand books to staff and sit on their laps to listen to stories. Older children involve staff in their imaginary play. Staff support children to learn to be independent in managing their needs throughout the nursery; even the youngest children go to the sink independently and wash their hands before and after meals.
Staff involve children in tidying up and children enjoy taking responsibility for their resources. They eagerly use the dustpan and brush to sweep up the sand that they spill.
The curriculum is well understood and implemented throughout the nursery. Staff reflect on their environments and incorporate activities that reflect on children's interests to extend their learning further. Staff are considerate of children's needs and emotional well-being. They place a high focus on children's personal, social and emotional development. For instance, staff help children to learn about what makes them unique and to celebrate their individuality. Children enjoy sharing photos of their families with staff and they eagerly talk about who is in their family and who is special to them.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- continue to develop the support in place for children who speak English as an additional language to extend their communication and language skills further n provide more support for children to learn how to manage their feelings, and express their emotions in an appropriate way.
- 17 November 2023Good
- 7 June 2023Inadequate
- 22 October 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Banana Moon Day Nursery Gloucester
- What it costs
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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