Bingham Kindergarten
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Cirencester for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2025. Open since 2014, with 56 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
GL7 1JTWhat 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, 22 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy, settled and content. They demonstrate confidence when they arrive, hanging their coats up on their pegs as they rush off to play with their friends. Children are independent in choosing what they would like to play with, and they confidently approach staff when they need them. Leaders and staff focus on getting to know children and their families to help children feel safe and secure in their care.
Leaders and staff implement an ambitious curriculum and provide children with a wide range of experiences based on things that interest them. For instance, children enjoy learning about fairy tales, and staff use their interests to spark their imaginations and curiosity. Staff use children's excitement in stories to encourage them to make different props that they have read about. Children enjoy using tools to make their own wooden bridge and explore how to make it balance. Staff set clear and consistent boundaries, and children know the expectations for behaviour, listen well and follow the routines.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- make more effective use of self-evaluation to identify weaknesses in practice more swiftly, such as handwashing procedures.
- 22 January 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 11 June 2019Good
- 1 March 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bingham Kindergarten
- 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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