Full-day nursery in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Elephant Moon Day Nursery Cheltenham
Ivanhoe House, St. James Square, CHELTENHAM, GL50 3QG · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Ivanhoe House, St. James Square, CHELTENHAM, GL50 3QG · More nurseries in GL50
Stations
- Cheltenham Spa21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
27 bus stops within 400 m, including St James's House, Ambrose Street and Grove Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Chelt Walk4 min walk
- Honeybourne Line Open Space5 min walk
- Royal Well Open Space5 min walk
- Saint Hilda's (CLC)7 min walk
- Imperial Gardens8 min walk
- Jessop Avenue Play Area playground4 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Gloucestershire there are about 2.9 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Elephant Moon Day Nursery Cheltenham is a full-day nursery at Ivanhoe House, St. James Square, CHELTENHAM, GL50 3QG, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. It is registered for 57 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 51 reviews (November 2026).
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| Elephant Moon Day Nursery CheltenhamThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Catholic School of Saint Gregory the Great Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Gloucestershire Hospital Education Service ages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected November 2022 0.2 miles
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected December 2023 0.4 miles
- Gloucester Road Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- Dean Close Airthrie ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.5 miles
- St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.6 miles
- Dunalley Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.6 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Elephant Moon Day Nursery Cheltenham's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Elephant Moon Day Nursery Cheltenham Outstanding at its inspection on 10 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Elephant Moon Day Nursery Cheltenham take?
Elephant Moon Day Nursery Cheltenham is registered with Ofsted for up to 57 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Elephant Moon Day Nursery Cheltenham?
Cheltenham Spa is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Elephant Moon Day Nursery Cheltenham?
You can call 01242 577779 and visit www.elephantmoondaynurseries.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY320769 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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