Yorkley Playgroup
OutstandingBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Lydney for children from birth to 8+, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 1992, with 24 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
GL15 4RRWhat 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, 26 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thoroughly enjoy their time at the playgroup. Staff plan challenging and exciting activities that motivate and engage children superbly. Children are extremely independent. They choose from a wide variety of toys and resources and play well with others. All children are actively learning. Some choose to play and dress the baby dolls. They dress the dolls, asking staff for help to get the doll's arms into the 'cardigan', then proudly show how they can fasten the buttons.
Children learn about the importance of healthy lifestyles. For example, outdoors, children take part in the 'daily mile'. They walk around the playground doing different exercises and talk about how keeping fit makes them stronger. Some children join in a board game and match healthy foods with healthy teeth. Children recall that to keep teeth healthy, they need to eat food with only small amounts of sugar, brush their teeth regularly and visit the dentist.
Children have excellent opportunities to learn about their community, themselves and others. The manager organises outings for the children to build on their understanding of the wider world. For example, at Christmas, children went on a
- 26 January 2023Outstanding
- 23 May 2017Good
- 20 April 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Yorkley 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.