Playhouse Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Cheltenham for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £88.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2023. Open since 2010, with 29 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Full day | Session | Weekly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £73.00Short Day £88.00 | £48.00Afternoon, 5 hrs £49.00Morning, 5 hrs | £380.00Full time weekly |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £60.00 Registration fee
- £100.00 Retainer
- £130.00 Booking fee
Funded hours
Funding For 2, 3 and 4 Year Olds; funding information for 9mths, 2yr, 3yr and 4yr olds.
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 6HTWhat 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, 15 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children excitedly arrive at the setting, and they confidently separate from their parents to explore the nursery environment. This reassures parents that their child is happy and well looked after. Staff communicate well with parents to include details about their child's developmental progress and provide opportunities to continue learning at home. This enables children to further progress and become confident learners.
Children have access to a wide range of activities that are scheduled around their interests and developmental needs. This is demonstrated in their deep engagement to learn independently and as a group. Younger children contently explore various resources in the sensory room, such as moving lights that develop their visual focus and textured resources to develop their small-hand muscles. Older children have exceptional focus. They explore letters and sounds as they dig through flour in a group activity. They discuss which letter they have found, say the sound, and have a go at writing it in the flour. This is developing confidence in recognising letters that will initiate the start of reading and writing.
Children are extremely positive and cheerful during play and demonstrate impeccable respect for one another. They support their peers and cheer each other on when they notice they are facing challenges during activities. This encourages children to keep trying and promotes confidence and security in social situations.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- extend the support for children who speak English as an additional language to encourage two-way communication with staff and children.
- 15 February 2023Good
- 20 June 2017Good
- 16 February 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Playhouse Day Nursery
- 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
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 £88.00 a day 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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