Dean Close Little Trees Day Nursery, Lansdown
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.3 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Cheltenham for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2017, with 93 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
3 & 4 Year Olds: Up to 30 hours per week (10 hours Educational funding + up to 20 hours Childcare Offer) for 48 weeks a year. 2 Year Olds: May be eligible for Flying Start funding – 12.5 hours per week during term time (39 weeks a year) - Little Trees St Arvans only. Little Trees Celtic Springs also offer flying start funding for up to 12.5 hours per week during term time (42 weeks a year).
Worth knowing. Additional Services Fee applies to cover meals, trips, resources, IT systems, and enhanced provision beyond the basic entitlement. Funded sessions cannot be changed mid-term. Unused hours cannot be carried forward. If you need extra hours outside of your funded allocation, these will be charged at the nursery’s standard session rates.
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
GL50 2LRWhat 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, 11 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff provide children with an environment that is tailored to their developmental levels. Babies practise their gross motor skills. They cruise around low-level furniture and staff hold their hands, encouraging them to take steps. Toddlers learn early writing skills when they use pens to make marks on paper. Older children are introduced to new letter sounds and eagerly share with their friends what words they know that begin with that sound. They beam with happiness when they receive words of praise from staff.
Children demonstrate they are safe and secure. Babies enjoy comfort from staff when they need reassurance and quickly settle. Toddlers confidently communicate with staff and tell them when they have 'finished' what they are eating. Older children approach staff to ask them if they can play with new toys. Children value the support and guidance they receive from staff and confidently communicate with them.
All staff know the children well and identify quickly if children require additional support to aid their learning. Key persons and the special educational needs coordinator work closely with parents and outside agencies to provide children with special educational needs and/or disabilities the support they need to make progress.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide children with the freedom to develop their independence and self-help skills consistently n help children to understand the importance of keeping their play space tidy, so they learn how to keep themselves and others safe.
- 11 November 2022Good
- 25 May 2021Good
- 14 August 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Dean Close Little Trees Day Nursery, Lansdown
- What it costs
- 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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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