Full-day nursery in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire
Nursery Rhymes
Peacecroft, Kidnappers Lane, Cheltenham, GL53 0NR · 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 December 2014Reference EY484332Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 February 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places70 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 May 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
Peacecroft, Kidnappers Lane, Cheltenham, GL53 0NR · More nurseries in GL53
Buses
1 bus stop within 400 m, including Warden Hill.
Parks and playgrounds
- Burrow's Field6 min walk
- Brizen Lane Open Space7 min walk
- Open space at Brizen Park9 min walk
- Billings Way Open Space10 min walk
- Campion Park Open Space11 min walk
- 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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Nursery Rhymes is a full-day nursery at Peacecroft, Kidnappers Lane, Cheltenham, GL53 0NR, in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire. It is registered for 70 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 5 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Leckhampton Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.4 miles
- Warden Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.5 miles
- St James' Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- Bettridge School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.8 miles
- The Richard Pate School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Belmont School ages 4–16Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.9 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 0.9 miles
- Greatfield Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Nursery Rhymes's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Nursery Rhymes Good at its inspection on 21 February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Nursery Rhymes take?
Nursery Rhymes is registered with Ofsted for up to 70 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Nursery Rhymes?
Cheltenham Spa is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Nursery Rhymes?
You can call 01242 260550 and visit www.nurseryrhymes-daynursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 October 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY484332 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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