Sessional pre-school in Littledean Hill, Gloucestershire
Hilltop Children's Centre Pre-School
Latimer Road, Cinderford, GL14 2QA · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Latimer Road, Cinderford, GL14 2QA · More nurseries in GL14
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Severn View, Forest View and The Oak Field.
Parks and playgrounds
- Latimer Road Park playground2 min walk
- Playground5 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.
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Hilltop Children's Centre Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Latimer Road, Cinderford, GL14 2QA, in Littledean Hill, Gloucestershire. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Barnardo's.
Run by Barnardo's (charity), which runs 4 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltop Children's Centre Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| St Johns PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Bo-Peeps Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| PATA@EarlybirdsSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
| HARE Forest School - MitcheldeanSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.5 miles |
| Mitcheldean Early LearnersFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.5 miles |
| Sunbeams Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.6 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Forest View Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Littledean Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected April 2024 0.8 miles
- St White's Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.0 miles
- Steam Mills Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.5 miles
- SGS Forest High School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.2 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 Hilltop Children's Centre Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Hilltop Children's Centre Pre-School Good at its inspection on 1 December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Hilltop Children's Centre Pre-School take?
Hilltop Children's Centre Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
Who runs Hilltop Children's Centre Pre-School?
Hilltop Children's Centre Pre-School is run by Barnardo's, which runs 4 nurseries.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY465544 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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