Mary P's Ltd
Outstanding★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Tewkesbury for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in May 2024. Open since 2010, with 93 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
GL20 8TUWhat 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, 2 May 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive at this calm, spacious setting and receive high-quality care. The leadership team has developed a bespoke curriculum to flow throughout the nursery to maximise indoor and outdoor play. The practitioners carefully plan for the children to be in small groups, as well as having a key person. As a result, children are confident and show they feel safe and secure. Younger children happily leave their parents.
The practitioners plan highly motivating learning opportunities to engage children in their play. They make 'pizza faces', tasting new foods and have fun making pictures as they talk about their homes. Practitioners sing songs and read stories to children throughout the day. Older children eagerly listen to what practitioners are saying. There are squeals of excitement as they get ready to play the next exciting parachute game.
All the practitioners value and respect children's choices. For example, children show they want to play in the soft-play area after snack, others want to play outside and have a story later. Practitioners adapt the curriculum delivery to enable children to build their interests and ideas. The children's behaviour is exemplary.
- 2 May 2024Outstanding
- 21 June 2018Outstanding
- 13 August 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Mary P's Ltd
- 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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