Enchanting Childcare
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Gloucester for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 2019, with 70 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
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
GL2 2GSWhat 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.
- 24 July 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 18 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The friendly staff take time to greet children when they arrive, helping them to separate from the parents and carers with ease. Leaders and staff provide a welcoming and interesting environment with a good range of resources and activities to motivate children to explore.
Leaders and staff have a clear understanding of what they want children to learn.
They focus their curriculum on helping children to gain the skills that they need for the next stage of their learning. Older children learn to be independent and confident in their preparation for starting school. Staff focus on helping the youngest children to feel safe and secure and to build relationships with the staff who care for them. Children are curious and keen to investigate. They excitedly join in with activities and play imaginatively with their friends, while developing the skills that they need for their future learning. For instance, children work together to make 'mud cakes' in the garden. They help each other by fetching mud and water and they use a range of tools to mash and mix their ingredients.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop the organisation of group times, to help children to remain focused and engaged in learning n support staff to use the older and most able children's emerging interests more effectively and extend their learning even further.
- 18 June 2024Good
- 4 September 2023Needs improvement
- 4 May 2022Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Enchanting Childcare
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- 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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? 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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