Tower Playgroup
Day nursery in South Gloucestershire, BS16.
Church Room, Thomas A Beckett Church, Pucklechurch, BS16 9RBWhat Ofsted found
Outstanding Inspected 26 March 2025
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
The highest of the four grades Ofsted gave before report cards. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Tower Playgroup 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.
Tower Playgroup against South Gloucestershire
| Tower Playgroup | South Gloucestershire average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 12 | 55 |
| Ofsted outcome | Outstanding | 90% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Tower Playgroup
- What Ofsted grade does Tower Playgroup have?
- Tower Playgroup was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 26 March 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Tower Playgroup take?
- Ofsted registers Tower Playgroup for 12 places at any one time. The average day nursery in South Gloucestershire has 55.
- How much does Tower Playgroup cost?
- Tower Playgroup 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 Tower Playgroup 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 Tower Playgroup how it offers them.
- When was Tower Playgroup last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Tower Playgroup on 26 March 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Tower Playgroup?
- Nearby in BS16: Happy Days Nursery Cheswick, Great Expectations Day Nursery Ltd, Rozey Days Montessori Ltd.
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.