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Nurseries in Cirencester

There are 14 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Cirencester, and 6 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Cirencester

  • Ofsted report cards: 3 settings (12 Expected standard, 5 Needs attention, 1 Urgent improvement)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 10 settings (10 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Acorns Nursery School Ltd - Day nursery, Cirencester GL7 2BN, ages 0 to 4, 47 places
    Ofsted, 18 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bingham Kindergarten - Day nursery, Cirencester GL7 1JT, ages 2 to 4, 56 places
    Ofsted, 22 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Cirencester Opportunity Group - Pre-school, Cirencester GL7 1BW, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 14 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Duke of Gloucester Playgroup - Day nursery, Cirencester GL7 5RD, ages 2 to 4, 44 places
    Ofsted report card, 19 May 2026: Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Edward Bears Private Daycare - Day nursery, Cirencester GL7 1ES, ages 0 to 5, 71 places
    Ofsted, 8 August 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Gooseberry Bush Day Nursery Kemble - Day nursery, Cirencester GL7 6BQ, ages 1 to 4, 74 places
    Ofsted, 6 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Key Steps Day Nursery - Day nursery, Cirencester GL7 1QZ, ages 0 to 4, 79 places
    Ofsted report card, 4 June 2026: Expected standard in 5 areas, Urgent improvement in 1 area; safeguarding standards not met
  • South Cerney Pre-School Playgroup - Day nursery, Cirencester GL7 5UW, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 12 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Stagecoach Performing Arts Cirencester - Pre-school, Cirencester GL7 1YE
  • Stratton Pre-School, Cirencester - Day nursery, Cirencester GL7 2NG, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 11 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sunflowers at St Peter's - Pre-school, Cirencester GL7 1RE, ages 1 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 17 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Farm Nursery - Day nursery, Cirencester GL7 5HF, ages 2 to 4
    Ofsted, 12 November 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tiny Tots Nursery at Rugrats and Half Pints - Day nursery, Cirencester GL7 1YA, ages 0 to 4, 63 places
    Ofsted report card, 5 August 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Wild Oaks Early Learning Centre LTD - Pre-school, Cirencester GL7 1JU, ages 0 to 4, 55 places
    Ofsted, 15 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Atlas Camps Rendcomb - Out-of-school club, Cirencester GL7 7HA, 20 places
  • Mighty Oaks - Out-of-school club, Cirencester GL7 2AG, 50 places
  • Mighty Oaks @ Cirencester Primary - Out-of-school club, Cirencester GL7 1EX, 46 places
  • Revolution Performing Arts - Siddington - Out-of-school club, Cirencester GL7 6HL
  • Stagecoach Cirencester - Out-of-school club, Cirencester GL7 1XB
  • The Outdoors Project Cirencester and Cheltenham - Out-of-school club, Cirencester GL7 2ER

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Cirencester

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.