48 nurseries in Cheltenham

Every day nursery in Cheltenham on the Ofsted register, best rated first, with what a place costs in South West after the free hours.

48 day nurseries

3 rated Outstanding

3 with a new report card (6%)

2,463 places in total

£133 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Cheltenham

The top of our Cheltenham ranking: Ofsted's outcome first, then the newest inspection.

Best-rated day nurseries in Cheltenham
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	St Gregorys Child Care Trust GL50 3QG	Strong standard in all 6	24 February 2026	50
2	Little Smarties GL51 7AQ	Strong standard in all 6	18 February 2026	72
3	My Ohana Nursery Cheltenham GL51 7SJ	Strong standard in all 6	23 January 2026	52
4	Tithe Barn Preschool GL52 8LU	Outstanding	28 March 2023	36
5	Elephant Moon Day Nursery Cheltenham GL50 3QG	Outstanding	10 October 2022	57

Day nurseries in Cheltenham, best rated first

All 48 day nurseries in Cheltenham
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	St Gregorys Child Care Trust GL50 3QG	Strong standard in all 6	24 February 2026	50
2	Little Smarties GL51 7AQ	Strong standard in all 6	18 February 2026	72
3	My Ohana Nursery Cheltenham GL51 7SJ	Strong standard in all 6	23 January 2026	52
4	Tithe Barn Preschool GL52 8LU	Outstanding	28 March 2023	36
5	Elephant Moon Day Nursery Cheltenham GL50 3QG	Outstanding	10 October 2022	57
6	Cotswold Montessori @ Guiting GL54 5TX	Outstanding	10 June 2022	30
7	Meadows Day Nursery GL51 4TX	Good	26 September 2025	70
8	Hickory Dickorys Day Nursery Ltd GL50 1JS	Good	24 September 2025	40
9	Charlie Bears Childcare Limited GL53 8AR	Good	20 August 2025	12
10	Little Pips Nursery GL51 8JP	Good	12 March 2025	42
11	Treetops Prestbury Road GL52 3ES	Good	4 March 2025	52
12	Mini Vip's Childcare GL54 5EG	Good	7 February 2025	60
13	Christ Church [Cheltenham] Pre-School Playgroup GL50 2JH	Good	6 February 2025	30
14	Angel Day Nursery GL53 7PX	Good	5 February 2025	50
15	Bourton-On-The-Water Day Nursery GL54 2HQ	Good	29 November 2024	78
16	Ashley Manor Nursery GL52 6NR	Good	15 October 2024	80
17	Circus Day Nursery Ltd GL52 2PZ	Good	8 October 2024	119
18	Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Cheltenham GL52 2HF	Good	13 August 2024	32
19	Gardners Lane Children Centre Nursery GL51 9JW	Good	17 April 2024	60
20	Glenfall Pre-School GL52 6XZ	Good	12 March 2024	15
21	Cleeve Day Nursery GL52 8NF	Good	15 February 2024	80
22	Foxcubs Day Nursery GL51 6SA	Good	26 January 2024	50
23	Puddles Nursery GL51 7SU	Good	26 January 2024	38
24	Naunton Park Pre-School Playgroup GL53 7BJ	Good	13 December 2023	24
25	Winton House Private Day Nursey GL51 3AU	Good	12 September 2023	50
26	Jabberwocky Day Nursery GL52 8DT	Good	11 September 2023	40
27	Berkhampstead Day Nursery GL52 2QA	Good	27 June 2023	26
28	Brightlands Day Nursery GL50 3ED	Good	5 April 2023	54
29	Garden House Nursery School GL52 9ET	Good	8 March 2023	24
30	The Ark GL52 6LJ	Good	22 February 2023	31
31	Playhouse Day Nursery GL51 6HT	Good	15 February 2023	29
32	Partou Westfields Day Nursery & Pre-School GL53 0DQ	Good	9 December 2022	63
33	Dean Close Little Trees Day Nursery, Lansdown GL50 2LR	Good	11 November 2022	93
34	Little Sunshines Day Care GL52 8DN	Good	7 November 2022	33
35	Rowanfield Children's Centre Nursery GL51 8HY	Good	24 June 2022	77
36	Hester Way Children Centre Nursery GL51 0ES	Good	27 April 2022	64
37	Little Apples Day Nursery GL53 7BY	Good	6 April 2022	75
38	The Nursery School GL53 8AP	Good	6 April 2022	28
39	Treetops Wellington Road GL52 2DY	Good	29 March 2022	66
40	Dean Close Little Trees Christchurch GL50 2NY	Good	21 March 2022	56
41	Nursery Rhymes GL53 0NR	Good	21 February 2022	70
42	Happy Kids Education Centre Ltd GL51 9EJ	Good	27 January 2022
43	Blossom Lodge Day Nursery GL52 6SR	Good	29 July 2021	73
44	Berkhampstead Day Nursery, Charlton Kings GL53 8AG	Not yet graded	Not yet	62
45	Hailes Barn Day Nursery GL54 5PB	Not yet graded	Not yet	37
46	Mini Vip's Pre-School GL54 5QJ	Not yet graded	Not yet	54
47	Stow-on-the-Wold Early Years Support GL54 1AW	Not yet graded	Not yet	24
48	Your Co-Op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School Cheltenham Park GL51 6UP	Not yet graded	Not yet	105

How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.

Nurseries by postcode in Cheltenham

Cheltenham is in Gloucestershire.

Nursery fees in Cheltenham

What day nurseries in South West charge on average. Fees in Cheltenham itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, South West, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 hours a week
Under 2	£181no funded hours	£145after 30 funded hours
2 years old	£165no funded hours	£133after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old	£61after the free 15 hours	£122after 30 funded hours

Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.

30 hours free childcare in Cheltenham

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Cheltenham as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

Who	Free hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months	30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old	15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits	15 hours

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.