Greenwoods Nursery Limited English Bicknor
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Coleford 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 September 2024. Open since 2022, with 34 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
GL16 7PGWhat 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 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
All children, including those who are new to the nursery's 'Birch Class', are happy and settled. They arrive with enthusiasm to a warm welcome from the friendly, caring staff. The provider and staff create a well-resourced, attractive and calm environment. Children enjoy free-play opportunities to explore their playroom. They role play based on first-hand experiences in the home corner, cooking, looking after babies and playing at being hairdressers. They like to involve staff in their play and staff join in happily, offering ideas to extend children's learning. Staff use resources well to promote children's interests and learning. For example, they provide real vegetables in the home corner and outdoors in the play shop. They talk to children about where food grows to increase their understanding of the world.
Staff plan and implement a curriculum that covers all areas of learning successfully.
Children make good progress in their learning from their individual starting points.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- maximise the learning of the most-able children to ensure they are suitably challenged by the planned curriculum n make greater use of opportunities to increase children's mathematical awareness, during planned activities and children's self-chosen play.
- 6 September 2024Good
Still missing for Greenwoods Nursery Limited English Bicknor
- 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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