The Family Haven
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Gloucester 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 December 2022. Open since 1997, with 28 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
GL1 1UYWhat 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, 14 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children demonstrate that they feel happy and secure at the nursery and form good bonds with staff. They are keen to explore the activities set out and make choices about resources in their play. Staff are caring, welcoming and responsive to meet children's needs; they skilfully support less-confident children to settle on arrival to support their emotional well-being. Children develop their social skills, and staff teach them how to manage their emotions and play cooperatively together.
The manager and staff have high aspirations for children, get to know them well and know what they want children to learn. They assess what children can do and build on this to provide an appropriately-sequenced curriculum tailored to children's individual needs. Staff swiftly identify any delays in children's development and work with other professionals to provide children with additional support to help close any gaps. As a result, all children, including those who speak English as an additional language (EAL), those who are disadvantaged and those who have additional needs, make good progress from their starting points.
Children develop their confidence, independence and self-care skills. The youngest children learn to use cutlery to feed themselves. Staff teach them about the importance of putting on mittens to keep their hands warm before they go outside to play on a cold day. Older children get tissues from the dispenser and wipe their own noses, clean their faces with flannels and take their plates to the trolley when they have finished eating. Staff work with parents to toilet train children in readiness for school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- place a sharper focus on helping children to value their different cultural backgrounds, with particular regards to using their home languages in the nursery n develop the programme for mathematics to build on children's previous learning and develop their mathematical skills further.
- 14 December 2022Good
- 7 February 2017Outstanding
- 28 July 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Family Haven
- 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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