Little Pips Nursery
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Cheltenham for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2025. Open since 2015, 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
GL51 8JPWhat 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, 12 March 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy and are greeted by friendly staff who know them and their families well. They settle promptly into the homely environment and quickly engage in their chosen play. Children behave well. They are aware of staff's expectations and of the nursery's golden rules. For example, children remember to use their
'kind hands' and work together as a team to tidy away resources when they have finished playing.
Staff plan a well-sequenced curriculum that prioritises children's interactions and independence skills. Babies benefit from reassuring cuddles as staff gently sing familiar songs and rock them in their arms. They respond well, making eye contact and smiling at staff as they play age-appropriate games, such as peekaboo. Young children display a love of stories and rhymes and spend time independently looking at story books. They handle books carefully and demonstrate good early vocabulary. Young children accurately name animals, such as 'pig' and 'duck', making their associated sounds. Older children show kindness and consideration to their younger peers. They enthusiastically play 'peepo' with babies through the door. Children display curiosity as they investigate coloured snow and dinosaurs.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen children's planned next steps in learning to make sure they are precise and developmentally appropriate to help them make the best possible progress in their learning n support staff to adapt the learning environment and their teaching strategies to better meet children's individual needs.
- 12 March 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 20 May 2019Good
- 7 January 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Pips 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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