Full-day nursery in Alstone, Gloucestershire
Little Pips Nursery
5-7 Arle Avenue, CHELTENHAM, GL51 8JP · 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 April 2015Reference EY486496Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 March 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places42 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 September 2025Food 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
5-7 Arle Avenue, CHELTENHAM, GL51 8JP · More nurseries in GL51
Stations
- Cheltenham Spa15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Alstone Avenue, Sovereign House and Central Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Pates Avenue7 min walk
- Honeybourne Line Open Space7 min walk
- Chelt Walk8 min walk
- Chelt Walk Park8 min walk
- Saint Hilda's (CLC)8 min walk
- Playground2 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 Pips Nursery is a full-day nursery at 5-7 Arle Avenue, CHELTENHAM, GL51 8JP, in Alstone, Gloucestershire. It is registered for 42 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Little Pips Nursery Limited.
Run by Little Pips Nursery Limited (company), 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
- Gloucester Road Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected December 2023 0.3 miles
- The Catholic School of Saint Gregory the Great Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.4 miles
- Gardners Lane Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Concerns)inspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- Dean Close Airthrie ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Rowanfield Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.5 miles
- Rowanfield Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- Gloucestershire Hospital Education Service ages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected November 2022 0.5 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 Pips Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Pips Nursery Good at its inspection on 12 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Pips Nursery take?
Little Pips Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Pips Nursery?
Little Pips Nursery is run by Little Pips Nursery Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Pips Nursery?
Cheltenham Spa is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Pips Nursery?
You can call 01242 705645 and visit littlepipsnursery.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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY486496 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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