The Old Station Nursery, Mottershead Drive, established in 2017, is a childcare setting on non-domestic premises in Gloucester, catering to children aged 0-4 years. The nursery provides a welcoming "home-from-home" experience, fostering a sense of belonging and confidence in children.
They focus on building strong relationships with staff and peers, helping children feel secure and willing to explore. The setting emphasises physical activity, providing opportunities for children to develop their physical skills through various engaging activities, including imaginative outdoor play.
While children make good progress and are well-supported, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, the nursery is working to improve consistency in staff support for children's communication and emotional regulation. The latest inspection, conducted on 10 December 2025, identified an overall rating of Inadequate, with specific actions required to enhance staff consistency in language development and emotional support for younger children.
What it's like
Children are happy, confident, and relaxed as they play and learn in this nursery, showing curiosity, independence and a willingness to explore new experiences. They develop strong and trusting relationships with staff and other children. The setting places a strong focus on creating a home-from-home experience, helping children feel valued, secure and confident. Children thoroughly enjoy being physically active and benefit from opportunities to develop their physical skills.
Our nursery does not charge for additions such as food, enhancements or consumables and some fully funded and part-funded sessions are also available for eligible families. Please contact the nursery team at Apricot to determine the nursery fee that is correct for your individual circumstances.
Food
Meals are freshly prepared on-site by our own cook. We use fresh, seasonal ingredients to create a variety of nutritious meals that rotate regularly. Dietary preferences are taken seriously, and we cater to all requirements, including food intolerances and allergies.
Opening hours
7.30am - 6.30pm
Term time / All Year
All_year
Established
2017
Last inspected Dec 2025
Grade summary
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Category grades
Last inspected 10 December 2025
What it's like to attend
Children are happy, confident, and relaxed as they play and learn in this nursery, showing curiosity, independence and a willingness to explore new experiences. They develop strong and trusting relationships with staff and other children. The setting places a strong focus on creating a home-from-home experience, helping children feel valued, secure and confident. Children thoroughly enjoy being physically active and benefit from opportunities to develop their physical skills.
Inspector highlights
Areas to develop
Inclusion & environment
Leaders and staff identify children's needs promptly and accurately, working effectively with parents and external professionals to provide consistent care and targeted support. Additional funding is well-targeted to close learning gaps and improve outcomes for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
Leaders and staff promote healthy lifestyles, providing nutritious meals and ensuring children spend plenty of time outdoors, benefitting from fresh air and regular physical exercise. Older children eagerly test their balance as they pretend to walk the plank on balance beams or run from a dinosaur during imaginative outdoor play.
The nursery gathers information regarding children's cultures and languages spoken at home, but does not consistently use this information to target support for children who speak English as an additional language.
Lovely Nursery! It is such a warm, welcoming, and nurturing environment. The staff are very friendly and welcoming and show genuine care for the children. The team clearly put so much thought and love into everything they do, creating a safe, fun, and stimulating space for the children to learn and grow.
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I attend this nursery for weekly music & movement visits and have done since Sept 2023. I always look forward to Wednesday mornings as It is such a pleasure to visit! The team at Mottershead drive are wonderful, so encouraging and nurturing with the children. It is clear to see all members of staff care very much for each child and ensure individual needs are met. They all work hard in supporting the children, myself & their colleagues. The nursery’s manager, Chloe is extremely efficient & leads by example to the rest of the team. The nursery has a very lovely family feel to it which projects throughout each room from babies through to preschool. I hope to work with the team at MD for a long time to come and look forward to our future sessions together. Keep up the good work everyone! You are all wonderful ⭐️
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Wonderful little nursery staff are amazing and look after my child so well❤️
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The Old Station Nursery Mottershead Drive is lovely friendly nursery with welcoming staff along with a wonderful homely feel, and there is also a super garden for the children to explore.
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Lovely nursery, the garden looks amazing and the staff are so friendly and welcoming
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Date: December 2019
The most recent inspection point has been hidden because the parsed entry didn't match the headline Ofsted rating (Inadequate). We're re-checking it against the original report.
The Old Station Nursery, Mottershead Drive, registered on 17/08/2017, is a childcare on non-domestic premises setting. It operates Monday to Friday from 07:30 to 18:00. The registered person is The Old Station Nursery Limited.
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