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Partou Barnwood Day Nursery & Pre-School

Ofsted: Expected standard·
5.0(10 parent reviews) ·148 Barnwood Road, GLOUCESTER, GL4 3JT · Gloucestershire
Number of places
91 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2025
Local authority
Gloucestershire

About this day nursery

Partou Barnwood Day Nursery & Pre-School, established in 2021, is a childcare setting for children aged 1 to 4 years located in Gloucester. The nursery received a "Good" rating in its latest Ofsted inspection on 25th November 2025.

Children at Partou Barnwood demonstrate happiness and form strong bonds with staff, settling quickly into their day with enthusiasm. The nursery implements the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum, focusing on supporting children's communication and language skills, confidence, self-esteem, and physical development.

There are ample opportunities for outdoor learning, where children can develop physical skills by playing in the garden and using equipment like indoor climbing frames and bicycles. For children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), the nursery ensures full inclusion and assesses progress to identify learning gaps, providing targeted support.

Leaders actively engage in ongoing support and training to refine their SEND processes. The nursery operates year-round from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm, Monday to Friday.

Our ethos

Partou Barnwood Day Nursery & Pre-School is committed to providing a tailored curriculum, exceptional outdoor spaces, and a dedicated team to support each child's early development. They focus on allowing children safe exploration and robust physical and imaginative play with free-flow access to their own dedicated gardens, bespoke to each age group. The curriculum is developed by room leads and the management team, and is reviewed each term to ensure relevance to the children's evolving needs and interests.

What it's like

Children are happy and form strong attachments to staff. Older children develop good friendships with their peers. Children arrive happy and keen to start their day, settling quickly and exploring available resources. Children show interest in books and stories, while younger children enjoy singing with props.

Strong attachmentsCommunication focusClear routinesWell-embedded key-person systemHealthy snacksSupervised rest

Pricing & funding

Fees are split into separate charges for care, meals and snacks, and consumables. Charges are invoiced across 51 weeks of the year, including bank holidays. Government funding covers only the care component, meaning meals, snacks, and consumables remain fully chargeable during funded sessions.

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare

Good to know

  • Charges apply across 51 weeks of the year, including Bank Holidays.
  • Government funding only applies to the care fee.
  • Meals, snacks, and consumables are fully chargeable for all sessions, including funded hours.
  • Registration fee is non-refundable.

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday : 07:30 - 18:00

Food

Healthy and delicious meals from our seasonal menu, freshly prepared at the nursery

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2021

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Expected standard

Last inspected Nov 2025

Headline: Expected standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
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Expected standard
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesExpected standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
1 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Partou Barnwood Day Nursery & Pre-School

Last inspected 25 November 2025

Safeguarding effective

What it's like to attend

Children are happy and form strong attachments to staff. Older children develop good friendships with their peers. Children arrive happy and keen to start their day, settling quickly and exploring available resources. Children show interest in books and stories, while younger children enjoy singing with props.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders ensure targeted support, interactions and engagements with children help them to gain the skills that they need for the next stage in their learning and in preparation for starting school.
  • Leaders and staff place a high focus on supporting children's communication and language skills.
  • Leaders and staff set clear and consistent routines and boundaries to help children to understand their day and to help them to keep themselves safe.
  • The key-person system is well embedded, and children have good attachments with the adults who care for them.
  • Children are offered healthy snacks, and staff are very aware of, and meet, children's dietary needs.
  • Staff ensure that children have suitable areas for sleeping and that they are well supervised during this time.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders should enhance the curriculum more securely for the youngest children to help staff focus more precisely on children's individual learning needs.
  • 2Leaders should further develop partnerships with parents so that they are more confident to support their children's learning at home.
Inspection #10250535 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are fully included. Leaders and staff assess their progress to identify any gaps in learning and target support using knowledge and skills gathered from recent training. Leaders have identified that the support in place for children with SEND is in the early stages and have not previously been consistent, and they will continue to access support and training to fully embed their processes.

Outdoor space

Children have lots of opportunities to develop their physical skills. They enjoy playing in the garden and using the different equipment to test their skills.

Parent Reviews of Partou Barnwood Day Nursery & Pre-School

5.0
(10)
Holly Hudson
a year ago

My daughter has been attending here for almost a year now and I cannot fault it at all. The staff are all really friendly and helpful and go out their way to ensure the children are well cared for everyday. The manager Claire is amazing, she is always really helpful if I have any questions. My daughter has Epilepsy along with other healthcare needs, and the staff are always looking out for her and care for her needs, I appreciate everything they do her. I would highly recommend them.

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Kimberley Thorpe
a year ago

Love, love, love this nursery!! My children have been attending this nursery for 7.5 years and I simply cannot fault it. Especially under the management of Tracy & Claire over the last few years, so many improvements have been made and it’s a beautiful, safe and fun place for children to grow. All of the staff are both caring and professional in equal measure. I cannot speak highly enough about the nursery and would recommend 100% 🩷

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Katie K
a year ago

My son started at Partou in Barnwood 3 years ago and had just left to start his school journey. The nursery were consistently excellent with him and us. He absolutely loved the staff and attending his sessions, he would come home and discuss all the things he learned and played. Great communication, food, security... just a warm and inviting nursery. Would very much recommend.

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chloe rowcraft
a year ago

My son loves it here! He’s been 3/4 days a week since he was 5 months old and he has gained so much confidence and learnt so much. The staff are all lovely, he gets up to all sorts of different activities every day. Always outside if the weather allows! Highly recommend

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Claire Fleckney
a year ago

My child has loved their time at nursery and it is all down to the staff. They have been amazing and with their support and nurture our child is in an amazing place where they are ready and excited to go to school. I cannot say thank you enough.

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Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2023

Date: September 2022

The most recent inspection point has been hidden because the parsed entry didn't match the headline Ofsted rating (Good). We're re-checking it against the original report.

  • September 2023Good
  • September 2022Requires improvement

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