Sunflowers at St Peter's
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Cirencester for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2008, with 30 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
GL7 1REWhat 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, 17 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are eager to explore and play in the garden. They happily play with their friends in the fresh air, practising their physical skills and developing their hand-toeye coordination. For example, children climb up ladders, navigate spaces in pedal cars, throw hoops onto poles and scoop spadefuls of gravel into containers.
Children giggle as they pretend to make a car wash, using soapy water and brushes to clean the cars. They reach across, bend down low and stand on tiptoes to give the car a good scrub. They persevere in what they are doing, working together to complete the task. Children are confident in their own abilities and when sharing their ideas.
Children make secure attachments with staff, who support their emotional wellbeing very well. Children confidently skip in, find their friends and begin to play.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop a consistent approach to behaviour management to help children begin to learn how to manage their own behaviour and understand that their actions can impact on others n support staff to identify and make the most of opportunities to further extend learning for the most-able children.
- 17 May 2023Good
- 31 October 2017Good
- 22 September 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Sunflowers at St Peter's
- 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
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