Little Hoots Ltd
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Cheltenham for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2001, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15-hour and 30-hour government-funded childcare entitlements.
Worth knowing. We do not charge any voluntary contributions or additional fees for funded hours. It is the responsibility of the parent/carer to apply for this funding.
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
GL52 8GLWhat 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, 5 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff have embedded a secure curriculum that leads to children being well prepared for school. The planning for children focuses on building independence and confidence in all areas of development, including toileting and dressing themselves. Staff carry out assessments and set realistic targets to ensure children are meeting their milestones. They provide activities through structured routines to ensure children grasp what is expected of them when they start school, including sitting on the carpet to listen and engage in stories and music.
Children are developing their physical skills well. They are using their large-muscle skills through outside play experiences and moving to music in various ways. They imitate large actions, such as marching and acting out the movements of animals, by using their whole body. Children are developing their small-hand muscles in preparation for handwriting. For example, children participate in 'funky fingers'
activities, where they explore several stations, including cutting with scissors, construction, play dough and mark making.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - continue to embed teaching about caring for the environment, to support children to develop and retain their knowledge further.
- 5 May 2023Good
- 20 September 2017Good
- 13 February 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Hoots Ltd
- What it costs
- 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
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.
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.