Food
All meals provided, cooked on-site with a 5-star hygiene rating. Menus shared weekly, dietary needs accommodated. Voluntary additional meal charge for funded children.
Bo-Peeps Day Nursery in Cinderford
Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2025)
Number of places
90 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2025
Local authority
Gloucestershire
About this day nursery
Bo-Peeps Day Nursery in Cinderford provides care for children aged from birth to four years. It operates all year round, opening from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. The day nursery offers government-funded childcare places for three and four-year-olds. In June 2025, Ofsted carried out an inspection and rated the nursery's overall effectiveness as Good. The inspector found that staff form strong bonds with children, creating a calm environment where they feel safe.
The curriculum is planned around a child-led approach and covers all seven areas of learning, with a focus on strengthening communication and language skills. Staff support children to develop their independence and self-care routines. Children with additional needs receive support through tailored plans and targeted resources funded by the nursery, such as visual aids. In the garden, children engage in physical activities, using climbing equipment and a soft play area for babies.
What it's like
Staff form strong bonds with children, creating a calm and welcoming space where they feel safe and secure. The staff team members have clear expectations for children's learning, focusing on strengthening children's communication and language skills. Children develop strong social skills, building friendships and learning to manage their behaviour.
Family-focused approachExtensive outdoor learningExperienced and qualified staffHome-cooked meals
Pricing & funding
Fees are invoiced monthly in advance and payments must be cleared by the start of each month. Full contracted fees remain payable for any sessions missed due to child illness, absences, or holidays.
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
- Surcharge for late payment£15 / session
- Additional daily charge for late payment£5 / day
- Cheque & cash payments (surcharge)£1.5
Good to know
- Fees are invoiced around the 13th of each month for the following month.
- Payment must be made by bank transfer by the 1st of every month.
- Cheque and cash payments incur a 1.5% charge.
- Late payments incur a £15 surcharge plus £5 daily until cleared.
- Full contracted fees are payable during sickness, absences, and holidays.
Key facts
Opening hours
Monday - Friday 7:30am - 5:30pm, all year round except one week over Christmas and bank holidays
Session types
Full day care, Before and after school club, Holiday club
Age range
0-11 years
Term time / All Year
All Year
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Bo-Peeps Day Nursery
Last inspected 6 June 2025
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Staff form strong bonds with children, creating a calm and welcoming space where they feel safe and secure. The staff team members have clear expectations for children's learning, focusing on strengthening children's communication and language skills. Children develop strong social skills, building friendships and learning to manage their behaviour.
Inspector highlights
- Leaders and staff have designed a curriculum covering all seven areas of learning through loose themes and a child-led approach.
- The team members work hard to create a community in the nursery, guiding parents through key life changes and providing resources.
- Staff promote children's independence and self-care, reinforcing early hygiene routines and encouraging confidence and control during mealtimes.
- Children's learning is tracked closely to identify gaps and adapt teaching, with tailored plans and funding used to support children with additional needs.
- Children enjoy participating in physical activities, supported by staff who encourage their movement and engagement in the garden.
Areas to develop
- 1improve mealtime organisation to ensure all children, particularly babies, experience inclusive and purposeful interactions
- 2strengthen consistency in staff interactions with younger children to support their engagement and learning during routines and play.
Inspection #10404860 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents frequently share that their children love attending the nursery and often do not want to leave at the end of the day.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Recognising that boys needed support in developing early writing skills, staff introduced small-group activities like play dough and Lego to strengthen the muscles needed for later writing. Staff use tailored plans to ensure children with additional needs receive consistent support. Funding is used to provide additional staff and targeted resources, such as 'now and next' boards and visual aids. These interventions help children reach their full potential.
Outdoor space
Children enjoy participating in physical activities, supported by staff who encourage their movement and engagement in the garden. Older children create race tracks and climb play equipment, building coordination and burning off excess energy. Babies explore the soft play, testing their abilities in a safe environment.
Google Reviews of Bo-Peeps Day Nursery
2.4
(5 Google reviews)
Jessica Hayes
5 months ago
I rarely leave reviews, but our experience with this nursery has been so poor that I feel other parents should be aware. Communication has been consistently bad, concerns are brushed aside, and there seems to be very little accountability for mistakes. We were repeatedly left feeling ignored and undervalued as parents. The level of professionalism is far below what you would expect from a childcare provider, and it’s clear that basic standards are not being met. I would strongly advise any parent to think twice before trusting this nursery with their child. It has caused us nothing but stress and frustration, and we would not recommend it to anyone.
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Paul Hayes
8 months ago
We've had several ongoing issues with this nursery over the years, which unfortunately reflect a pattern of poor management and inflexible, often unnecessary policies. Despite raising concerns, there seems to be little willingness to adapt or improve. Customer service consistently falls short of expectations, and it often feels like the satisfaction of parents is not a priority. I hope others have had better experiences, but ours has been frustrating and disheartening.
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Paul Hayes
8 months ago
The nursery staff themselves are generally caring and good with the children, but the management and policies leave a lot to be desired… The nursery is not very flexible and has sent my children home on multiple occasions for what felt like unnecessary reasons and sometimes refusing to allow them back 2 days later. This is without offering refunds or alternative sessions. This makes it feel like parents are unfairly out of pocket and have to take unnecessary holidays or make other child care arrangements. Overall, while the staff do their best, the management’s rigid and sometimes unfair policies sometimes make the experience extremely frustrating.
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Dwaine Fissenden
9 years ago
Great people take my child every week and they seem happy to go
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Nick Mason
a year ago
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Inspection history
Date: April 2012
- June 2025Good
- October 2023Good
- October 2022Requires improvement
- June 2022Inadequate
- January 2019Good
- January 2016Good
- April 2012Outstanding
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