Best Friends Day Nurseries Ltd
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Gloucester for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 2014, with 49 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
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
GL4 0DUWhat 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, 4 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive eager and ready to learn. Staff welcome children and parents warmly at the door. They exchange information with parents to make sure they are aware of any changes and to support the children's care and learning.
The manager and staff work with parents and others to make sure they plan the curriculum to meet children's needs. They quickly identify when children may need support to learn and develop. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress.
Babies love exploring the different toys and resources. They hold out toy animals and copy words and sounds as staff tell them the name of the animal and the sound it makes. Toddlers develop their physical skills outdoors. They throw and catch balls and go confidently up the steps of the climbing frame. Pre-school children seek out the letters in their name. They hold their name card and search round the room to find the correct picture card with the matching letters.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- make sure staff share planning for what children need to learn next better, to ensure children are continually able to build on what they know and can do n improve the way that staff organise routine changes during the day to make sure that younger children know what is happening and still receive the support they need to engage well in activities.
- 4 January 2023Good
- 23 August 2017Good
- 21 September 2016Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Best Friends Day Nurseries Ltd
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- 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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? 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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