What Ofsted grade does Finlay Nursery have?

Finlay Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 17 September 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Finlay Nursery take?

Ofsted registers Finlay Nursery for 34 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Gloucester has 55.

How much does Finlay Nursery cost?

Finlay 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 Finlay 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 Finlay Nursery how it offers them.

When was Finlay Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Finlay Nursery on 17 September 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Finlay Nursery?

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

Finlay Nursery

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

Finlay Childrens Centre, Tredworth Road, Gloucester, GL4 6TL

34 places

2016 registered with Ofsted

10 of 51 in our Gloucester ranking

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

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 17 September 2025

Ofsted grades for Finlay Nursery, inspection of 17 September 2025
Judgement	Grade
Overall effectiveness	Good
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.

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What a place could cost

Finlay 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.

Finlay Nursery against Gloucester

	Finlay Nursery	Gloucester average
Places	34	55
Ofsted outcome	Good	90% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Finlay Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Finlay Nursery have?: Finlay Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 17 September 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Finlay Nursery take?: Ofsted registers Finlay Nursery for 34 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Gloucester has 55.
How much does Finlay Nursery cost?: Finlay 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 Finlay 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 Finlay Nursery how it offers them.
When was Finlay Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Finlay Nursery on 17 September 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Finlay Nursery?: Nearby in GL4: Chipmunks Day Nursery, The Secret Garden Children's Day Nursery, Partou Barnwood Day Nursery & Pre-School.

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.