Pebbles Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Gloucester for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2022. Open since 2013, with 64 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
GL1 5JAWhat 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, 17 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and settled. They are motivated to learn and are keen to take part in the wide range of activities on offer. Children are supported to be independent from a young age. They are beginning to recognise their name as they hang up their coats and bags on their coat peg labelled with their name.
Children are confident communicators and articulate themselves well. For example, they proudly introduce themselves and their friends to visitors.
Staff provide an exciting curriculum which considers children's individual needs and helps children to make progress in their learning. Children enjoy looking at books and listening to familiar stories told by enthusiastic staff. Children feel valued as staff listen to their ideas. Staff ask them questions and allow them plenty of time to think and respond. Children demonstrate an awareness of feelings and are beginning to use the vocabulary of emotions to describe how characters in a story may feel. Staff support children to recognise these feelings in themselves. They encourage them to share ideas about what the characters could do to make themselves feel better. This helps children to learn how to regulate their emotions and prepares them for future transitions, such as the move to school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance the already good partnerships with parents so that all parents receive regular information about their children's learning and how they can further support this at home n monitor the quality of teaching more closely to identify where some staff need further support and guidance to raise the quality of teaching to a consistently high standard.
- 17 March 2022Good
- 19 February 2014Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Pebbles 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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