Full-day nursery in Springbank, Gloucestershire
Giggles Nursery
Springbank Community Resource Centre, Springbank Way, Spring Field Park, GL51 0LG · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since June 2008Reference EY376436Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 December 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places38 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 January 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Springbank Community Resource Centre, Springbank Way, Spring Field Park, GL51 0LG · More nurseries in GL51
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Beaumont Road, Hesters Way Lane and Hazlitt Croft.
Parks and playgrounds
- Elm Farm Open Space12 min walk
- Spring Fields Park Play Area playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 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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Giggles Nursery is a full-day nursery at Springbank Community Resource Centre, Springbank Way, Spring Field Park, GL51 0LG, in Springbank, Gloucestershire. It is registered for 38 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Desirable Childcare Limited.
Run by Desirable Childcare Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Giggles NurseryThis nursery | Good | 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
- Springbank Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Hesters Way Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.4 miles
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- Rowanfield Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 miles
- Rowanfield Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.9 miles
- Gloucester Road Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 1.3 miles
- Gardners Lane Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Concerns)inspected July 2024 1.4 miles
- Benhall Infant School Primaryages 4–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.4 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 Giggles Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Giggles Nursery Good at its inspection on 14 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Giggles Nursery take?
Giggles Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 38 children at any one time.
Who runs Giggles Nursery?
Giggles Nursery is run by Desirable Childcare Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Giggles Nursery?
Cheltenham Spa is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Giggles Nursery?
You can call 01242 574511 and visit ncnurseries.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
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY376436 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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