Coaley Village Playgroup
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Dursley for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 08:50 to 14:50, 5 days a week. £8.00 an hour for two year olds, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2023. Open since 1991, with 15 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.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| Two year olds2y to 3y | £8.00Sessions Cost | |
| Three year olds3y to 4y | £7.00Sessions Cost |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £50.00 Depositnot refundable
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
We accept 2 year old and 3/4 year old funding. We also accept children eligible for the 30 hours funding.
Worth knowing. Your child is eligible for a funded place from the school term following their 3rd birthday until statutory school age for up to 15 hours a week for 38 weeks per year.
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
GL11 5EBWhat 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, 18 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Managers have devised an ambitious curriculum that considers the learning needs of all children. Staff focus on children's socialisation, communication and language, and self-help skills. They observe children at play and use ongoing assessments to target areas where children need the most focus to help them progress. Staff give children plenty of praise for their achievements. Staff build strong attachments with their key children and promote their emotional well-being and independence.
Children are happy and settled in their care.
Children experience a rich variety of outdoor learning that builds on their physical skills and utilises the rural aspect of the setting. Managers have considered how to maximise the space to provide an area that meets the needs of the children. For example, children develop core strength as they paint the playground and walls with rollers, stretching their bodies as they paint. They use hammers to bang golf tees into pumpkins, skilfully engaging their hand-eye coordination. When children want to explore further and ask, 'I want to see the seeds inside', staff encourage them to think about how they can do this themselves and what tools would help them. Staff use these opportunities to teach children how to keep themselves safe and manage risk. Children become physically confident at the setting.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- incorporate greater cultural diversity into the curriculum to broaden children's understanding of people and their communities n encourage staff to model behaviour expectations more clearly during group times, to ensure that all children are effectively supported and remain engaged from the onset.
- 18 October 2023Good
- 19 March 2018Outstanding
- 12 February 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Coaley Village Playgroup
- 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 £8.00 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.