Into-Play @ The Quays
Day nursery in Gloucester, GL2. Part of the Gloucestershire council area.
24 Llanthony Road, Gloucester, GL2 5HQWhat Ofsted found
Requires improvement Inspected 10 July 2025
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
The third of the four grades: not yet good, and the nursery had to improve. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Into-Play @ The Quays 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.
Into-Play @ The Quays against Gloucester
| Into-Play @ The Quays | Gloucester average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 68 | 55 |
| Ofsted outcome | Requires improvement | 90% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Into-Play @ The Quays
- What Ofsted grade does Into-Play @ The Quays have?
- Into-Play @ The Quays was rated Requires improvement at its inspection on 10 July 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Into-Play @ The Quays take?
- Ofsted registers Into-Play @ The Quays for 68 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Gloucester has 55.
- How much does Into-Play @ The Quays cost?
- Into-Play @ The Quays 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 Into-Play @ The Quays 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 Into-Play @ The Quays how it offers them.
- When was Into-Play @ The Quays last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Into-Play @ The Quays on 10 July 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Into-Play @ The Quays?
- Nearby in GL2: PATA @ Elmbridge Under Fives, Little Lambs (Longlevens) Ltd, My Ohana Nursery Gloucester.
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.