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Little Oaks Day Nursery in Gloucester

Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2025)
·Gloucestershire Royal NHS Trust, Gloucester Royal Hospital, Gloucester, GL1 3NN · Gloucestershire
Number of places
45 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2025
Local authority
Gloucestershire

About this day nursery

Little Oaks Day Nursery, established in 2001, provides a warm, nurturing, and well-organised environment for children aged 0-4 years. Located in Gloucester and open all year round, the nursery prides itself on fostering secure relationships between children and its kind, responsive staff.

The curriculum is broad and well-sequenced, designed to support the developmental needs of each child. Staff at Little Oaks Day Nursery are adept at understanding individual learning goals and offering targeted support to ensure progress, as noted in their latest "Good" Ofsted rating from March 2025.

They work in close partnership with parents and other professionals, including the inclusion team, to ensure tailored support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The nursery offers an inviting learning environment both indoors and outdoors, where older children develop independence skills, such as dressing for outdoor play and engaging in activities like searching for insects in the garden and navigating stepping stones.

All children benefit from regular engagement with books, stories, and rhymes, which enriches their language development and promotes a love of literacy. Leaders and staff at Little Oaks Day Nursery collaborate to enhance the curriculum and build strong connections within the local community, organising charitable activities and visits from professionals.

The nursery also provides government funding for eligible children aged nine months to four years.

What it's like

Children are happy and eager to attend this warm, nurturing and well-organised nursery. They build secure relationships with the kind and responsive staff and quickly engage in their chosen play. The nursery delivers a broad and well-sequenced curriculum that supports children's developmental needs. Staff understand children's learning goals and provide targeted support to help them progress.

Warm, nurturing environmentBroad, well-sequenced curriculumStrong SEND supportOutdoor play opportunitiesPromotes love of literacyCommunity engagement

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
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Key facts

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Little Oaks Day Nursery

Last inspected 7 March 2025 · Holly Smith

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Children are happy and eager to attend this warm, nurturing and well-organised nursery. They build secure relationships with the kind and responsive staff and quickly engage in their chosen play. The nursery delivers a broad and well-sequenced curriculum that supports children's developmental needs. Staff understand children's learning goals and provide targeted support to help them progress.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are happy and eager to attend this warm, nurturing and well-organised nursery.
  • The nursery delivers a broad and well-sequenced curriculum that supports children's developmental needs.
  • Staff monitor children's learning and development closely and use this information to deliver a curriculum that supports children's individual needs.
  • All children benefit from regular opportunities to engage with books, stories and rhymes, enriching their language development and promoting a love of literacy.
  • Leaders and staff collaborate to enhance the curriculum and build connections with the local community, including charitable activities and visits from professionals.

Areas to develop

  • 1enhance the organisation of activities to ensure all children can fully engage in purposeful and meaningful play
  • 2provide children with more time during group activities to think, process and express their own ideas, to further build their confidence and expand their vocabulary and language skills.
Inspection #10375739 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff seek guidance from other professionals, such as the inclusion team, to ensure that every child receives tailor-made support and makes the progress they are capable of. Staff spoke to the inspector about how they support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Outdoor space

Older children understand the daily routine and listen well to instructions from staff. They show good independence skills and competently manage their self-care, such as dressing themselves for outdoor play. For example, they pass around magnifying glasses while searching for insects in the garden and take turns navigating the stepping stones. Staff create an inviting learning environment with a variety of resources to support children's interests, both indoors and outdoors.

Inspection history

Date: April 2009

  • March 2025Good
  • May 2019Good
  • May 2018Good
  • November 2017Inadequate
  • August 2015Good
  • October 2014Requires improvement
  • April 2009Good

Frequently asked about Little Oaks Day Nursery

About the setting

Little Oaks Day Nursery registered in 2001 and is located on the site of Gloucester Royal Hospital. The nursery opens each weekday from 7am to 6pm all year round, with the exception of bank holidays. The nursery cares for children of Gloucestershire NHS Trust employees. There are 15 staff employed to work directly with children. Of these, the manager holds a relevant level 5 qualification, one holds a relevant level 4 qualification, 12 hold relevant level 3 qualifications and one holds a relevant level 2 qualification. The nursery also uses internal bank staff. The nursery is in receipt of early education government funding for children aged from nine months to four years.

URN
EY245240
Registered person
Gloucestershire NHS Foundation Trust
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Previous rating
Good

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