Broadlands Pre-School Centre
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Cheltenham for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 15:30, 5 days a week. £7.50 an hour for preschool (children who turn 4 this acad, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2022. Open since 1993, with 26 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| Preschool (children who turn 4 this acad4y to 5y | £7.50Invoiced hours - Preschool group | |
| Rising 3's (children who turn 3 this aca | £7.80Invoiced hours - Rising 3's group |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £4.00 a session Extra Curricula Activitiesper booked session, includes P.E with Steve, Sports Day, Christmas and Leavers
- £4.00 a session Foodper booked session, includes morning and afternoon snack
- £4.00 a session Non-food consumablesper booked session, includes suncream, wipes and nappy sacks
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Up to 30 hours of Grant Funding.
Worth knowing. Funded hours can be used for a maximum of 6 hours per day, between 9:30am and 3:30pm. Normal charges apply between 9:00am to 9:30am. Parents who wish to use funded hours only should contact the Preschool Manager for further details about this. Please note that if you change your schedule to funded only and start the day at 9:30am, there will be no option to drop off earlier on an ad hoc basis.
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
GL53 0EYWhat 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, 5 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children receive plenty of opportunity to explore the natural world at this setting.
For example, 'Welly Walk Wednesday' provides children with time to discover and develop their understanding of their local environment. While walking through the adjacent park, staff remind children how to keep safe in the car park, reminding children to 'stay close to the fence', for example. Children find conkers, leaves, acorns, and feathers along the way. 'This feather belongs to a magpie, because it is black and white', remarks a child. 'This conker is as big as my eye', another comments. Children gather natural resources and create animals from what they have found. They comment that conkers make 'good noses' and 'this leaf is a big face.' Children are highly engaged and motivated to share what they see, know and hear on the walk.
During the day, children remind each other of the golden rules. For example, they explain that good listening and good looking are important. Children behave very well. Many of the children have recently started at the setting. Staff model high expectations, responding to children in a calm and friendly manner. Staff make sure they move to the child when speaking and responding to questions. This means that children learn to respond in a similar manner. They maintain eye contact and take turns in conversation.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the arrangements for staff supervision so that all staff know what they can do to raise the quality of teaching to the highest level n enhance the book area further and provide a wider range of books and stories to inspire children and support their early literacy development.
- 5 October 2022Good
- 11 October 2016Good
- 5 February 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Broadlands Pre-School Centre
- 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
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.
- Is £7.50 an hour still the rate? 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.
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.