51 nurseries in Gloucester

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

51 day nurseries

2 rated Outstanding

6 with a new report card (12%)

2,696 places in total

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

Best-rated nurseries in Gloucester

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Gloucester
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	PATA @ Elmbridge Under Fives GL2 0LN	Outstanding	9 July 2024	71
2	Hugo and Holly Day Nursery GL1 1UG	Outstanding	16 August 2022	55
3	Chipmunks Day Nursery GL4 8AE	Expected standard in 5 of 6	13 May 2026	72
4	Little Lambs (Longlevens) Ltd GL2 0AU	Expected standard in 5 of 6	12 May 2026	95
5	My Ohana Nursery Gloucester GL2 5JQ	Expected standard in 5 of 6	25 February 2026	79

Day nurseries in Gloucester, best rated first

All 51 day nurseries in Gloucester
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	PATA @ Elmbridge Under Fives GL2 0LN	Outstanding	9 July 2024	71
2	Hugo and Holly Day Nursery GL1 1UG	Outstanding	16 August 2022	55
3	Chipmunks Day Nursery GL4 8AE	Expected standard in 5 of 6	13 May 2026	72
4	Little Lambs (Longlevens) Ltd GL2 0AU	Expected standard in 5 of 6	12 May 2026	95
5	My Ohana Nursery Gloucester GL2 5JQ	Expected standard in 5 of 6	25 February 2026	79
6	The Secret Garden Children's Day Nursery GL4 0PZ	Expected standard in all 6	10 April 2026	111
7	The Old Station Nursery, Mottershead Drive GL3 1EH	Expected standard in all 6	10 December 2025	46
8	Partou Barnwood Day Nursery & Pre-School GL4 3JT	Expected standard in all 6	25 November 2025	91
9	Treetops Gloucester GL1 3HW	Good	25 September 2025	68
10	Finlay Nursery GL4 6TL	Good	17 September 2025	34
11	Partou Longlevens Day Nursery & Pre-School GL2 0AA	Good	9 September 2025	77
12	St Peter's Under 5s GL1 3PY	Good	4 July 2025	26
13	Abbeymead Under Fives Playgroup GL3 3NS	Good	6 June 2025	48
14	Twin Gables Day Nursery Ltd GL4 4LW	Good	24 April 2025	63
15	Little Oaks Day Nursery GL1 3NN	Good	7 March 2025	45
16	Busy Bees Playgroup GL3 4NU	Good	30 January 2025	20
17	All My Friends Childcare Ltd Barnwood Nursery GL2 0SF	Good	24 January 2025	70
18	My Sunflowers Day Nursery Ltd GL1 3BS	Good	11 November 2024	32
19	Highnam Day Nursery GL2 8DH	Good	26 June 2024	42
20	Enchanting Childcare GL2 2GS	Good	18 June 2024	70
21	Countryside Day Nursery Ltd GL19 3RH	Good	31 May 2024	83
22	Abbeydale Playgroup GL4 6ED	Good	2 May 2024	36
23	St Catharine's Under Fives GL2 0RR	Good	29 April 2024	24
24	Ridgemount Cottage Nursery School GL3 4EH	Good	24 January 2024	120
25	Partou Quedgeley Day Nursery & Pre-School GL2 4PQ	Good	30 November 2023	66
26	Banana Moon Day Nursery Gloucester GL1 5JR	Good	17 November 2023	47
27	The Secret Garden Nursery (Tredworth) GL1 4TD	Good	11 October 2023	40
28	Churchdown Day Nursery Ltd GL3 2JE	Good	22 September 2023	85
29	George's Playgroup GL4 0SS	Good	21 June 2023	24
30	Little Oaks Nursery GL19 3BJ	Good	5 June 2023	81
31	Into-Play @ Barnwood GL2 0SE	Good	24 May 2023	63
32	Hardwicke Early Years GL2 4QG	Good	10 May 2023	24
33	Nuffy Bear Day Nursery - Gloucester GL4 3HR	Good	22 February 2023	89
34	Upton St Leonards Playgroup GL4 8AG	Good	7 February 2023	32
35	Highnam Under Fives, Highnam Under Fives After School Club GL2 8LW	Good	13 January 2023	24
36	Best Friends Day Nurseries Ltd GL4 0DU	Good	4 January 2023	49
37	The Family Haven GL1 1UY	Good	14 December 2022	28
38	Innsworth Pre-School GL3 1HJ	Good	7 December 2022	26
39	Brockworth Pre-School GL3 4JL	Good	29 November 2022	16
40	Poppyseeds Day Nursery GL3 4HJ	Good	22 November 2022	50
41	Barbar Nursery Ltd GL2 4QP	Good	15 September 2022	49
42	Partou Hucclecote Day Nursery & Pre-School GL3 3TX	Good	24 June 2022	87
43	Pebbles Nursery GL1 5JA	Good	17 March 2022	64
44	Hugo and Holly Day Nursery GL1 3DS	Good	4 March 2022	42
45	Dean Close Little Trees Day Nursery, Hucclecote GL3 3TX	Good	21 January 2022	63
46	Jelly Bears Day Nursery GL1 5TL	Good	22 October 2021	30
47	Into-Play @ The Quays GL2 5HQ	Requires improvement	10 July 2025	68
48	Bambis Childcare LTD GL3 4NB	Not yet graded	Not yet	39
49	Greenwood's Therapeutic Horticulture C.I.C. GL19 4QQ	Not yet graded	Not yet
50	Leap Tutors Education and Training Services GL1 1JJ	Not yet graded	Not yet
51	Our Little Sunflowers Nursery Ltd GL3 2HD	Not yet graded	Not yet	32

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

Nurseries by postcode in Gloucester

Gloucester is in Gloucestershire and Worcestershire.

Nursery fees in Gloucester

What day nurseries in South West charge on average. Fees in Gloucester 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 Gloucester

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