Whiteshill Preschool Playgroup
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Stroud for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2024. Open since 2007, with 26 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
GL6 6ANWhat 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, 5 December 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff warmly greet children and their families as they arrive, and children arrive excited and happy to go to playgroup. Children are confident when separating from their parents. They demonstrate independence and show that they know the routines well. Children eagerly put their bags and drinks away, and they are quick to seek out their friends to play and explore the activities.
The leadership team has created a curriculum that focuses on helping children to be independent and resilient, to develop self-belief and to feel safe and secure.
They want to empower children to learn to manage situations without relying on adults to do it for them. Children demonstrate these skills as they confidently talk about how they feel, and they are learning to share and take turns with resources with little support from staff.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- continue to embed the curriculum to ensure children receive the challenge that they need to progress further n enhance staff knowledge and understanding of adapting practice to support the older and more physical children's needs n support children in understanding how to take care of the resources and their learning environment.
- 5 December 2024Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 4 July 2024Inadequate
- 10 July 2019Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Whiteshill Preschool Playgroup
- 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.