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Nurseries in Stroud

There are 19 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Stroud, and 11 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Stroud

  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 15 settings (1 Outstanding, 14 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Amberley Playgroup - Pre-school, Stroud GL5 5JG, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 16 February 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Atlas Camps Archway - Pre-school, Stroud GL5 4AX
  • BarBar Nursery @ Stratford Park - Day nursery, Stroud GL5 4AF, ages 0 to 4, 49 places
    Ofsted, 28 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • BarBar Nursery @ The Rosary - Day nursery, Stroud GL5 4AB, ages 2 to 10, 24 places
    Ofsted, 20 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Cashes Green Playgroup - Day nursery, Stroud GL5 4NL, ages 2 to 4, 22 places
    Ofsted, 12 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Curious Caterpillars Day Nursery - Day nursery, Stroud GL5 4HL, ages 0 to 4, 71 places
    Ofsted, 22 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Dean Close Little Trees Brownshill - Day nursery, Stroud GL6 8AS, 42 places
  • Dean Close Little Trees Inchbrook - Day nursery, Stroud GL5 5EZ, 50 places
  • Horsley Playgroup - Pre-school, Stroud GL6 0PT, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 30 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kumon Stroud Study Centre - Pre-school, Stroud GL5 4JE
  • Lindens Early Years - Pre-school, Stroud GL5 2HT, ages 2 to 6, 30 places
    Ofsted, 13 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Nailsworth Playgroup - Day nursery, Stroud GL6 0ET, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 24 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Painswick Playgroup - Day nursery, Stroud GL6 6RQ, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 26 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Puddleducks Nursery Chalford CIO - Pre-school, Stroud GL6 8LH, ages 1 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 10 April 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Seasons Private Day Nursery - Day nursery, Stroud GL5 4EL, ages 0 to 4, 78 places
    Ofsted, 11 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sunlands Kindergarten - Day nursery, Stroud GL5 4EX, ages 3 to 6, 21 places
    Ofsted, 13 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Children of One End Street - Day nursery, Stroud GL5 1QG, ages 3 to 6, 12 places
    Ofsted, 10 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Whiteshill Preschool Playgroup - Pre-school, Stroud GL6 6AN, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 5 December 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Woodchester Playgroup - Pre-school, Stroud GL5 5PD, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 14 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • 4-2-11 Activity Camp Painswick - Out-of-school club, Stroud GL6 6RQ, 60 places
  • Atlas Camps Amberley - Out-of-school club, Stroud GL5 5JG, 24 places
  • Atlas Camps Brimscombe - Out-of-school club, Stroud GL5 2QR, 20 places
  • Atlas Camps Bussage - Out-of-school club, Stroud GL6 8FW, 36 places
  • Atlas Camps Chalford Hill - Out-of-school club, Stroud GL6 8LG, 30 places
  • Atlas Camps Rodborough - Out-of-school club, Stroud GL5 3RT, 24 places
  • Atlas Camps Stroud - Out-of-school club, Stroud GL5 4JE, 38 places
  • Atlas Camps Stroud - Cashes Green - Out-of-school club, Stroud GL5 4NL, 24 places
  • Kip McGrath Stroud Central - Out-of-school club, Stroud GL5 4BJ
  • Let's Play @ Stratford Park Leisure Centre - Out-of-school club, Stroud GL5 4AF
  • Woodpeckers After School Club - Out-of-school club, Stroud GL5 5PD, 24 places

Nursery groups with settings here

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 Stroud

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