Hugo and Holly Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 March 2022. Open since 2007, with 42 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
GL1 3DSWhat 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, 4 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are settled and clearly enjoy their time at the nursery. They develop close bonds with the friendly and attentive staff. Babies demonstrate that they feel emotionally secure as they smile and make eye contact with visitors. They confidently choose from a variety of activities that are interesting and motivate them to learn. For instance, babies reach forward and grasp coloured stacking rings. As they stack them, staff support their early communication skills by introducing the vocabulary of colour. Babies respond positively as they babble and repeat sounds and single words back to staff.
Young children learn about their own self-care as they practise washing dolls with a sponge and soapy water. They are becoming aware of the importance of good oral health as they pretend to clean the dolls' teeth. Children carefully hold a toothbrush and practise the brushing motion on the dolls' mouths.
Children have many opportunities to be physically active. They climb, balance and build as they access a range of movable climbing and construction materials.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- further encourage parents to contribute and share information about children's ongoing learning at home, to support consistency and help children to make even more progress n strengthen supervision and training opportunities for staff to identify minor inconsistencies in teaching and to help ensure the curriculum intent is consistently implemented.
- 4 March 2022Good
- 8 August 2014Outstanding
- 14 December 2010Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Hugo and Holly Day Nursery
- 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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