What Ofsted grade does Little Smarties have?

Little Smarties has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 29 January 2026. Its most common grade is strong standard in all 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.

How many children can Little Smarties take?

Ofsted registers Little Smarties for 84 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Gloucestershire has 51.

How much does Little Smarties cost?

Little Smarties 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 Little Smarties 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 Little Smarties how it offers them.

When was Little Smarties last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Little Smarties on 29 January 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Little Smarties?

Nearby in GL52: Tithe Barn Preschool, Mary P's BCT Ltd, Treetops Prestbury Road.

Little Smarties

Day nursery in Gloucestershire, GL52.

Former Royal British Legion Site, Pecked Lane, Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, GL52 8JR

84 places

2017 registered with Ofsted

3 of 186 in our Gloucestershire ranking

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

What Ofsted found

Strong standard in all 6 Inspected 29 January 2026

Ofsted report card for Little Smarties
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Curriculum and teaching	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Achievement	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Leadership and governance	Strong standard	Better than 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

Little Smarties 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.

Little Smarties against Gloucestershire

	Little Smarties	Gloucestershire average
Places	84	51
Ofsted outcome	Strong standard in all 6	89% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Little Smarties

What Ofsted grade does Little Smarties have?: Little Smarties has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 29 January 2026. Its most common grade is strong standard in all 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.
How many children can Little Smarties take?: Ofsted registers Little Smarties for 84 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Gloucestershire has 51.
How much does Little Smarties cost?: Little Smarties 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 Little Smarties 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 Little Smarties how it offers them.
When was Little Smarties last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Little Smarties on 29 January 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Little Smarties?: Nearby in GL52: Tithe Barn Preschool, Mary P's BCT Ltd, Treetops Prestbury Road.

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.