Riverside Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Chepstow 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 January 2023. Open since 2010, with 73 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
NP16 7PTWhat 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, 18 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thoroughly enjoy their time at this inviting nursery. They display affectionate bonds with the staff who care for them and quickly settle into their play. Children have a good balance of indoor and outdoor play opportunities. They develop a range of physical skills as they play outside in the nursery garden. Young children learn to move their bodies in different ways. They learn to climb and balance as they make their way along an obstacle course. Children run around and navigate the space safely as they kick a football.
Babies display high levels of emotional well-being. They smile at visitors and eagerly crawl around to explore the stimulating learning environment. Babies benefit from a range of sensory experiences. They investigate the texture of snow that staff bring inside for them to explore and watch as staff enthusiastically demonstrate how to build a snowman. Older children reflect on their past experiences of snow. They express their creativity as they work together to create
'snowmen' indoors from large wooden blocks.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the key-person system to support staff covering a key person's absence to have a better knowledge and understanding of children's individual learning to support them to make the best possible progress n review the organisation of the transition between play and mealtimes, to further enhance opportunities for children to participate in valuable learning experiences - embed procedures for monitoring staff's practice to identify professional development opportunities and raise the quality of teaching to the highest level.
- 18 January 2023Good
- 12 April 2017Good
- 10 June 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Riverside 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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