Ridgemount Cottage Nursery School
Day nursery in Gloucester, GL3. Part of the Gloucestershire council area.
73 Ermin Street, Gloucester, GL3 4EHWhat Ofsted found
Good Inspected 24 January 2024
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Ridgemount Cottage Nursery School 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.
Ridgemount Cottage Nursery School against Gloucester
| Ridgemount Cottage Nursery School | Gloucester average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 120 | 55 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 90% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Ridgemount Cottage Nursery School
- What Ofsted grade does Ridgemount Cottage Nursery School have?
- Ridgemount Cottage Nursery School was rated Good at its inspection on 24 January 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Ridgemount Cottage Nursery School take?
- Ofsted registers Ridgemount Cottage Nursery School for 120 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Gloucester has 55.
- How much does Ridgemount Cottage Nursery School cost?
- Ridgemount Cottage Nursery School 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 Ridgemount Cottage Nursery School 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 Ridgemount Cottage Nursery School how it offers them.
- When was Ridgemount Cottage Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Ridgemount Cottage Nursery School on 24 January 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Ridgemount Cottage Nursery School?
- Nearby in GL3: The Old Station Nursery, Mottershead Drive, Abbeymead Under Fives Playgroup, The Old Station Nursery.
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.