Overbury Grasshoppers
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Tewkesbury 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2022, with 34 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 Worcestershire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Worcestershire 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 7NTWhat 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, 7 March 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at this warm and welcoming nursery happy and eager to begin their play. They form strong relationships with the kind and familiar staff team who greet them with a smile and a cuddle. Older children are independent and take responsibility for their belongings. They hang their coat on their peg and put their personal belongings in their drawer.
Staff plan a broad and sequenced curriculum inspired by children's interests and learning needs. Children of all ages enjoy lots of opportunities to play outside in the nursery garden. They develop strength in their bodies as they balance and climb on apparatus. Babies are becoming confident walkers and toddle around exploring and investigating. Young children pretend to cook in the outdoor kitchen. They carefully add ingredients, such as petals and pasta to their bowl. Staff effectively support children's communication and language skills, engaging them in thoughtful conversations. Children display early mathematical knowledge and announce that their pot is empty. Staff encourage children to engage in experiences in the community. Staff take them to borrow books from the mobile library. They extend children's interest in construction, taking them to watch builders working on the farm estate. Children behave well because they know what staff expect from them. Staff remind babies to use kind hands and young children to share and take turns. Older children confidently repeat and explain the reason for the rules during group activities.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the planned next steps for children's learning to make them more precise and fully support children to make the best possible progress in their learning.
Additionally, share these with parents to create a collaborative approach to children's learning journey n provide children with more experiences to help them learn how to keep themselves safe when using the internet and digital technology.
- 7 March 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
Still missing for Overbury Grasshoppers
- 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.
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