Flying Start Nursery and Preschool
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A day nursery in Fairford for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 00:00 to 24:00, 7 days a week. £90.00 a day for toddlers (2 years - 3 years), and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2022. Open since 2010, with 45 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated 1 June 2026.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babies (3 months - 2 years)3m to 2y | £90.008am-6pm | £47.008am - 1pm or 1pm - 6pm, 5 hrs | – | |
| Toddlers (2 years - 3 years)2y to 3y | £90.008am-6pm | £47.008am - 1pm or 1pm - 6pm, 5 hrs | – | |
| Pre-school (3 years to school)3y to 4y | £72.50Limited spaces £80.008am-6pm | £42.008am - 1pm or 1pm - 6pm, 5 hrs | – | |
| Owls (pre-school) | – | – | £8.00 | |
| Squirrels and Hedgehogs | – | – | £9.00non-Working Parent Entitlement funded hours | |
| Hedgehogs and Squirrels | – | – | £9.00 | |
| Owls | – | £50.00Casual Club, 5 hrs | – | |
| Hedgehogs & Squirrels | – | £55.00Casual Club, 5 hrs | – |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £60.00 admin chargerequired at the time of registration to secure a place, not refundable
- £100.00 fully refundable depositFor fully funded places with no additional hours, refundable
- £500.00 refundable depositvalue of one month’s care up to a maximum of £500, refundable
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Working Parent Entitlement funding (from 9 months to the term after they turn 3) and NEF (from the term after they turn 3).
Worth knowing. For Owls (pre-school), non-NEF funded hours that are part of your normal sessions will be charged at £8.00. For Squirrels and Hedgehogs, non-Working Parent Entitlement funded hours will be charged at £9.00.
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 4ABWhat 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, 6 July 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children confidently arrive at the nursery and are eager to begin their day. They greet the kind and nurturing staff with a smile and a cuddle. This demonstrates that they feel safe and secure. Children benefit from a broad curriculum. Staff know children's personalities and carefully consider children's individual interests and learning needs when planning activities. Children are curious and eager to explore the wide range of activities on offer. Babies share warm interactions with staff, who provide them with lots of praise and encouragement. They listen to staff singing songs and rhymes. Babies move their bodies and anticipate the next words.
For example, they excitedly clap their hands and join in with the words 'bubble, bubble…pop!'.
Young children enjoy the time they spend in the outdoor area. They develop their physical skills as they carefully fill containers with sand and pour it back into the tray. Children behave well. They respond to staff's expectations and learn to share and take turns with their friends. Children are learning to identify different feelings and emotions. They are supported to share how they feel, even if they do not yet have the vocabulary. For example, children are able to look and select pictures of different emotions on staff's lanyards to show how they feel.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- continue to embed and refine the programme of professional development, to raise the quality of teaching to a consistently high level - provide children with further resources and experiences to enhance their knowledge of different people and families beyond their immediate experience.
- 6 July 2022Good
- 31 August 2016Good
- 7 November 2012Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Flying Start Nursery and Preschool
- 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 £90.00 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.