What Ofsted grade does Chipmunks Day Nursery have?

Chipmunks Day Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 13 May 2026. Its most common grade is expected standard in 5 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.

How many children can Chipmunks Day Nursery take?

Ofsted registers Chipmunks Day Nursery for 72 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Gloucester has 55.

How much does Chipmunks Day Nursery cost?

Chipmunks Day Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South West charges £181 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Chipmunks Day Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?

Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Chipmunks Day Nursery how it offers them.

When was Chipmunks Day Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Chipmunks Day Nursery on 13 May 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Chipmunks Day Nursery?

Nearby in GL4: The Secret Garden Children's Day Nursery, Partou Barnwood Day Nursery & Pre-School, Finlay Nursery.

Chipmunks Day Nursery

Day nursery in Gloucester, GL4. Part of the Gloucestershire council area.

Rance Pitch, Upton St. Leonards, Gloucester, GL4 8AE

72 places

2024 registered with Ofsted

3 of 51 in our Gloucester ranking

£122 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, South West average

What Ofsted found

Expected standard in 5 of 6 Inspected 13 May 2026

Ofsted report card for Chipmunks Day Nursery
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Curriculum and teaching	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Achievement	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Leadership and governance	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Safeguarding	Met	Ofsted found the nursery keeps children safe in the ways the law requires.

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What a place could cost

Chipmunks Day Nursery sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in South West, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's age	You pay a week	About a month
From 9 months to 2	£145	£460
2 years old	£133	£422
3 to 4 years old	£122	£388

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Chipmunks Day Nursery against Gloucester

	Chipmunks Day Nursery	Gloucester average
Places	72	55
Ofsted outcome	Expected standard in 5 of 6	90% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Chipmunks Day Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Chipmunks Day Nursery have?: Chipmunks Day Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 13 May 2026. Its most common grade is expected standard in 5 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.
How many children can Chipmunks Day Nursery take?: Ofsted registers Chipmunks Day Nursery for 72 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Gloucester has 55.
How much does Chipmunks Day Nursery cost?: Chipmunks Day Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South West charges £181 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Chipmunks Day Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?: Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Chipmunks Day Nursery how it offers them.
When was Chipmunks Day Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Chipmunks Day Nursery on 13 May 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Chipmunks Day Nursery?: Nearby in GL4: The Secret Garden Children's Day Nursery, Partou Barnwood Day Nursery & Pre-School, Finlay Nursery.

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.