Full-day nursery in Painswick, Gloucestershire
Painswick Playgroup
c/o Croft Primary School, Churchill Way, Painswick, Stroud, GL6 6RQ · 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 January 1991Reference 101673Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 June 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 9 January 2012Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
Thanks. We count every request and show the nursery how many parents are asking.
Estimate a monthly cost with the council area's typical day rate
Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
c/o Croft Primary School, Churchill Way, Painswick, Stroud, GL6 6RQ · More nurseries in GL6
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Pullens Road, St Mary's Church and Hoyland House Surgery.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 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
Reviews on Toddly
Be the first parent to review Painswick Playgroup
Reviews come from parents who sign in, and a person reads each one before it goes live. How reviews work
Write a reviewAbout Painswick Playgroup
Painswick Playgroup is a full-day nursery at c/o Croft Primary School, Churchill Way, Painswick, Stroud, GL6 6RQ, in Painswick, Gloucestershire. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Painswick PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Whiteshill Preschool PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.4 miles |
| BarBar Nursery @ Stratford ParkFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.9 miles |
| The Children of One End StreetFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.0 miles |
| Upton St Leonards PlaygroupFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.0 miles |
| BarBar Nursery @ The RosaryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.1 miles |
| Chipmunks Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.1 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Croft Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Sheepscombe Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
Got a question? Ask and get an answer straight away.
What is Painswick Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Painswick Playgroup Good at its inspection on 26 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Painswick Playgroup take?
Painswick Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
How do I contact Painswick Playgroup?
You can call 01452 813316 and visit painswickplaygroup.co.uk.
Tools for parents in Gloucestershire
- Childcare cost calculatorMonthly cost with funded hours
- Funded hours checkerWhich schemes you qualify for
- Funded hours start dateWhen your child's hours begin
- Tax-Free Childcare calculatorThe 20% top-up on your bill
- Visit checklist for this nurseryPrintable questions, pre-filled
- Cost of nursery in GloucestershireFees by age in Gloucestershire
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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 101673 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
Is this your nursery? Claim it free to correct details, add photos and answer parents' questions.
Claim it free