Cirencester Opportunity Group
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Cirencester for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 09:00 to 15:45, 5 days a week. £47.25 a day for 3 & 4 year olds only, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2024. Open since 2016, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year, minimum 2 days a week.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 year olds2y to 3y | – | £24.75Settling-in* or without lunch(2.75 hours) £33.75Morning or afternoon | £9.00 | |
| 3 & 4 year olds only3y to 4y | £47.25 | £19.25Settling-in* or without lunch(2.75 hours) £26.25Morning or afternoon | £7.00 |
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Up to 15 hours free childcare for 2 year olds, for parents/carers on certain benefits; Up to 15 hours free childcare for 2 year olds, for working parents/carers; Up to 15 hours free childcare for 3 and 4 year olds; Up to 30 hours free childcare for 3 and 4 year olds (and for 2 year olds from September 2025).
Worth knowing. We are unable to fulfil requirements for all 30 hours per week. COG is a term-time only, sessional setting and so the entitlement cannot be stretched over school holidays.
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 1BWWhat 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, 14 October 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children receive a warm welcome from the friendly, caring staff. Many of the children arrive with great enthusiasm and set off to explore the planned activities and accessible resources. Those who find separating from their carers more difficult receive sensitive support and encouragement to help them settle.
Staff are aware of children's individual needs, abilities and interests. The setting specialises in supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities
(SEND), and staff plan a varied curriculum that takes account of what children know and can do. Staff support children's learning successfully. All children, including those with SEND and those learning English as an additional language, make good progress from their widely varying individual starting points.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- make greater use of opportunities to maximise the learning of quieter children as they engage in self-chosen play n create more opportunities to enhance children's mathematical awareness.
- 14 October 2024Good
- 6 December 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Cirencester Opportunity Group
- 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 £47.25 a day 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.
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.