Rowanfield Children's Centre Nursery
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Cheltenham for from 2 years up to school age, open 09:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2022. Open since 2014, with 77 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15-hour or 30-hour childcare funding, including extended 30-hour entitlement for eligible working parents.
Worth knowing. Opportunities to pay for non-funded places, additional sessions, or extra hours are subject to availability and may vary across settings.
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 8HYWhat 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, 24 June 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and confident learners. Nurturing staff use sensitive interactions and form strong bonds with children. This helps children feel safe, secure and eager to learn. Children speak proudly about the things they can do at the setting.
For instance, while drawing, they say, 'This is the crazy frog. He's got two feet like me!' Staff offer a range of activities which inspire children to explore. For example, children show curiosity when exploring ice. They learn new concepts and words as staff talk to the children about how the ice melts. Children behave well. Staff teach them to play cooperatively with their friends, and children respond positively to staff's requests. For instance, children work together to help to tidy away the toys.
Staff have high expectations of what children can achieve. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make good progress. Furthermore, staff use additional funding effectively to maximise outcomes for disadvantaged children. Staff learn about the experiences of children at home and plan the environment to broaden these at the setting. For example, some children live in flats and do not have gardens. Staff have used funding to enhance the outdoor area so that all children can benefit from rich outdoor learning experiences.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the organisation of adult-led activities, including lunchtimes, to minimise sitting and waiting times for young children n build on strategies to support children to communicate their needs, particularly those with SEND and those who have difficulty communicating, to help them express themselves independently and be understood by others.
- 24 June 2022Good
- 18 July 2016Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Rowanfield Children's Centre Nursery
- What it costs
- 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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
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