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17 nurseries in GL52 (Prestbury, Battledown, Bishops Cleeve)

Every day nursery with a GL52 postcode, best rated first, and what a place costs in South West after the free hours.

17 day nurseries
1 rated Outstanding
1 with a new report card (6%)
842 places in total
£133 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Day nurseries in GL52 (Prestbury, Battledown, Bishops Cleeve), best rated first

All 17 day nurseries in GL52 (Prestbury, Battledown, Bishops Cleeve)
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Little Smarties GL52 8JRStrong standard in all 629 January 202684
2Tithe Barn Preschool GL52 8LUOutstanding28 March 202336
3Mary P's BCT Ltd GL52 8BLGood9 July 202529
4Treetops Prestbury Road GL52 3ESGood4 March 202552
5All Saints Playgroup GL52 2EYGood29 January 202522
6Ashley Manor Nursery GL52 6NRGood15 October 202480
7Circus Day Nursery Ltd GL52 2PZGood8 October 2024119
8Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Cheltenham GL52 2HFGood13 August 202432
9Glenfall Pre-School GL52 6XZGood12 March 202415
10Cleeve Day Nursery GL52 8NFGood15 February 202480
11Jabberwocky Day Nursery GL52 8DTGood11 September 202340
12Berkhampstead Day Nursery GL52 2QAGood27 June 202326
13Garden House Nursery School GL52 9ETGood8 March 202324
14The Ark GL52 6LJGood22 February 202331
15Little Sunshines Day Care GL52 8DNGood7 November 202233
16Treetops Wellington Road GL52 2DYGood29 March 202266
17Blossom Lodge Day Nursery GL52 6SRGood29 July 202173

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

GL52 is in Gloucestershire, covering Cheltenham.

Nursery fees in GL52

What day nurseries in South West charge on average. Fees in GL52 itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, South West, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 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 GL52

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in GL52 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

WhoFree hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits15 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.