Treetops Wellington Road
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Cheltenham for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2022. Open since 2012, with 66 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
GL52 2DYWhat 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.
- 18 March 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 15 November 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 29 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The nursery is over three floors and has an exciting outdoor space, where children play and learn. The manager and staff are developing the curriculum to help children to explore, experiment and gain knowledge and skills. Children new to the nursery settle well with good support from their key persons. Throughout the day, staff share photos with parents to show what children are doing and how they are learning.
Babies have space to play and rest in their room. They use low-level furniture and the windowsill to pull themselves up to look out at the cars. Staff offer praise and encouragement as they keep trying. Children explore wooden blocks. They laugh excitedly when they knock down the tower they have built. They listen as staff talk with them and they follow instructions to build the tower again.
Toddlers practise physical skills. Indoors, they have a play space with a climbing frame, slide and balance blocks. They take part in games with a parachute or calming exercises to help them relax. Pre-school children use the outdoor garden to play imaginatively. They use short tree branches as pretend axes and saws. They talk with staff as they invent storylines for their play about chopping down the trees. Staff offer reminders about being careful and encourage children to assess risks to keep themselves safe.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve the way that staff take notice of and involve quieter children in learning activities n build on the way that staff use children's interests to plan for what children need to learn next.
- 29 March 2022Good
- 12 October 2016Outstanding
- 27 March 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Treetops Wellington Road
- 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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