Sessional pre-school in Chalford, Gloucestershire
Puddleducks Nursery Chalford CIO
Haywards Lane, Chalford Hill, Stroud, GL6 8LH · 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
Haywards Lane, Chalford Hill, Stroud, GL6 8LH · More nurseries in GL6
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including France Church, Brantwood Road and The Green.
Parks and playgrounds
- France Lynch Pleasure Ground3 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground9 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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Puddleducks Nursery Chalford CIO is a sessional pre-school at Haywards Lane, Chalford Hill, Stroud, GL6 8LH, in Chalford, Gloucestershire. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (October 2026).
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| Puddleducks Nursery Chalford CIOThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Chalford Hill Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Bussage Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.9 miles
- Oakridge Parochial School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.9 miles
- Eastcombe Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.1 miles
- Thomas Keble School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 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 Puddleducks Nursery Chalford CIO's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Puddleducks Nursery Chalford CIO Good at its inspection on 10 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Puddleducks Nursery Chalford CIO take?
Puddleducks Nursery Chalford CIO is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
How do I contact Puddleducks Nursery Chalford CIO?
You can call 01453 883788 and visit puddleducksnursery.org.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2707466 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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