Rodborough Playgroup
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Glos for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2023. Open since 1970, with 24 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
GL5 3UJWhat 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, 11 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children receive a warm welcome from the caring, attentive staff. Those children who are new to the setting, and those who find it hard to leave their parents, receive excellent support and the reassurance they need to settle quickly.
All children enjoy the broad range of well-planned activities that build on their interests. They all make good progress across all aspects of their learning. The children aged two, three and four years develop their language skills well. Many chat avidly to staff, their friends and visitors about what they are doing, their ideas and past experiences. For example, children discussed visiting the local ice-cream factory and the different flavours they like. They included visitors in the conversation, and gave them a 'strawberry ice-cream' made with sand. Children use their imaginations as they play in the popular home corner, with sand and with toy vehicles. They thoroughly enjoy listening to stories and love to look at books.
They snuggle up with their friends in the cosy book area to share books. They retell stories and discuss the illustrations.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - create more opportunities for children to compare and separate groups of objects to develop their mathematical skills further n make greater use of spontaneous opportunities to encourage children to talk about size, quantities and numerals.
- 11 October 2023Good
- 8 February 2018Good
- 20 October 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Rodborough Playgroup
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.