PATA @ Elmbridge Under Fives
OutstandingTakes funded hours★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Gloucester for children from birth to 5, open 08:45 to 14:45, 5 days a week. £7.95 an hour for 2 Year Olds, and they take the funded hours. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in July 2024. Open since 2016, with 71 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
2 Year Olds £7.95 per hour
One published rate, dated April 2026. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Funded hours
2 Year Old: Working Parent Entitilement - 30 Hours - 2 Years; Working Parent Entitlement - 30 Hours - 9 Months to 2 Years; Early Learning for 2 Year Olds - 15 Hours. 3 - 4 Year Old: Working Parent Entitlement - 30 Hours; Universal NEF - 15 Hours.
Worth knowing. You can use your funded entitlements for all core hours (6 per day) with no additional charge, provided you are eligible.
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
GL2 0LNWhat 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, 9 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children at this setting feel safe and secure. Staff greet them warmly when they arrive and children quickly immerse themselves in this exemplary learning environment.
The curriculum is designed to include all children, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds or children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). For instance, enticing outdoor activities such as gardening not only teach children about how food grows but also develop their responsibility by caring for the plants. Staff skilfully direct children to practise their mathematical understanding, talking about which carrots are biggest.
The setting's curriculum builds effectively on children's existing skills. Staff plan to prepare children for the next stage of education, whatever it may be, with independence skills. For example, younger children learn to get dressed independently and wash their hands. Pre-school children learn to get changed for physical education and match their shoes. At the self-serve snack stations, children select and prepare their own food, enhancing their decision-making skills and managing their personal needs.
- 9 July 2024Outstanding
- 26 September 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for PATA @ Elmbridge Under Fives
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
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.
- Is £7.95 an hour still the rate? 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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