Cleeve Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Cheltenham for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £8.70 an hour for 0–2-year-olds, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2024. Open since 2014, with 80 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
50 weeks a year, price list dated 01/04/26.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 0–2-year-oldsbirth to 2y | £8.700–2-year-olds | |
| 2–5-year-olds2y to 5y | £8.502–5-year-olds |
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £1.00 an hour Additional food charge for funded hours
Discounts
- 10% Full Time DiscountFor children attending 5 full days
- 15% Sibling Discountapplied to sessions attended by the eldest sibling
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Nursery Funded Hours for children aged 9 months to 4 years of age; 15 or 30 hours.
Worth knowing. Funding is for 38 weeks, stretched over 50 weeks; additional food charge of £1.00 per funded hour; formula milk not included.
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
GL52 8NFWhat 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, 15 February 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Providing high quality care and learning for all children is the aim of this nursery.
Leaders and managers work with staff to embed a varied well-sequenced curriculum that supports children to develop their skills and knowledge. Staff form strong bonds with children and families. Where possible managers make sure siblings have the same key persons. Parents comment that this helps children new to the setting to settle extremely quickly as they already know the member of staff.
Children form strong bonds with key persons and learn well from the outset.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- make sure communication between staff working with the younger children during routine changes such as mealtimes helps staff and children know what they need to do.
- 15 February 2024Good
- 17 April 2018Good
- 21 July 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Cleeve Day Nursery
- 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 £8.70 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.
- 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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