Tithe Barn Preschool
OutstandingTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Cheltenham for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £6.72 an hour for 2-3 years, and they take the funded hours. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 2016, with 36 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year, minimum 2 days a week.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 2-3 years2y to 3y | £6.72Early Learners | |
| 3-4 years3y to 4y | £6.28Non-Funded Preschool children |
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £7.05 a day Daily Charge for Funded ChildrenAll Funded Children
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 Hours and 30 Hours Government Funding for 2, 3 and 4 year olds.
Worth knowing. All Funded Children will be asked to pay a Daily Charge of £7.05.
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
GL52 8LUWhat 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, 28 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive with excitement and happiness, ready for their day at this exceptional pre-school. Highly enthusiastic, caring staff greet them. Children enter an environment that has their needs and interests at the centre. Highly qualified staff are close by to facilitate children's learning. Toddlers independently create a racing game with the cars. They take turns with their friends. Staff give children an idea of creating a tunnel for the cars. Toddlers and staff stand in a line and allow the cars to go through their legs. Toddlers squeal with excitement when their car wins the race. Toddlers are highly engaged and take turns successfully with their friends.
Children are highly motivated, display exceptional behaviour and excellent attitudes to learning. Older children develop their early writing skills when they make
'bunnies'. They draw around their hand and confidently cut out their creation, before adding the 'eyes' and 'whiskers'. Highly engaging staff support children to have a go. Children focus intently on achieving. When they succeed, they beam with pride. Staff praise children for being persistent in their approach to learning.
- 28 March 2023Outstanding
- 30 October 2018Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Tithe Barn Preschool
- 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.
- Is £6.72 an hour still the rate? 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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