Horsley Playgroup
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Stroud for from 2 years 9 months up to school age, open 09:00 to 15:00, 3 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2022. Open since 1993, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Government's early years funding scheme.
Worth knowing. Voluntary contribution requested for snacks and consumables; if not paid, parents must provide items, otherwise a small charge applies.
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
GL6 0PTWhat 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, 30 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children clearly enjoy their time at the playgroup. They are enthusiastic and display positive attitudes to their learning. Children enjoy participating in weekly sessions with staff at the forest school site. This helps them to develop an interest in the world around them. Children learn about risks and how to keep themselves safe.
For example, staff explain the importance of wearing high-visibility jackets and to look both ways for cars when they cross the road. Children are beginning to understand that some plants may be poisonous and not to touch them.
Children behave well and freely explore all areas of the forest school site. They develop good physical skills as they carefully negotiate the uneven ground.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review handwashing procedures to fully support children to develop their understanding of purposeful hygiene routines and the importance of a healthy lifestyle n review staff deployment during daily routines and transitions to promote highquality interactions and support children's learning to the highest level.
- 30 March 2022Good
- 27 April 2015Outstanding
- 9 May 2011Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Horsley Playgroup
- What it costs
- 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.
- 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.