Full-day nursery in Coltham Fields, Gloucestershire
Little Apples Day Nursery
Cunningham House, Christowe Lane, CHELTENHAM, GL53 7BY · 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 March 2011Reference EY423938Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 April 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places75 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 1 July 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
Cunningham House, Christowe Lane, CHELTENHAM, GL53 7BY · More nurseries in GL53
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Cheltenham College, Sandford Road and Humphris Place.
Parks and playgrounds
- Cox's Meadow4 min walk
- Sandford Park6 min walk
- Knot Garden11 min walk
- Berkeley Gardens12 min walk
- Montpellier Gardens12 min walk
- Sandford Park Play Area playground8 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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Little Apples Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Cunningham House, Christowe Lane, CHELTENHAM, GL53 7BY, in Coltham Fields, Gloucestershire. It is registered for 75 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Gloucestershire NHS Foundation Trust.
Run by Gloucestershire NHS Foundation Trust (charity), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Cheltenham College ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Naunton Park Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.4 miles
- St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.6 miles
- Holy Apostles' Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.8 miles
- Ashley Manor Preparatory School ages 1–11has a nursery class 0.8 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 0.8 miles
- Gloucestershire Hospital Education Service ages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected November 2022 0.9 miles
- Berkhampstead School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.9 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 Little Apples Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Apples Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 6 April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Apples Day Nursery take?
Little Apples Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 75 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Apples Day Nursery?
Little Apples Day Nursery is run by Gloucestershire NHS Foundation Trust, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Apples Day Nursery?
Cheltenham Spa is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Apples Day Nursery?
You can call 0300 422 2260.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY423938 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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