Ridgemount Cottage Nursery School
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Gloucester for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £75.00 a session, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2024. Open since 2017, with 120 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| All ages | £42.00Morning or Afternoon, 5 hrs £75.00Full Day, 10 hrs |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £8.00 a session Breakfast Club
- £8.00 a session Late Finish
- £9.00 an hour Extra Hour
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Worth knowing. Please be aware that these sessions are not eligible for funding.
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
GL3 4EHWhat 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.
- 24 January 2024Good
- 19 May 2023Needs improvement
- 8 June 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Ridgemount Cottage Nursery School
- Youngest age taken
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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 £75.00 a session 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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