Highlights from the Ofsted inspection carried out at Partou Barnwood Day Nursery & Pre-School on 25th November 2025:

“The safeguarding standards are met. This means that leaders and/or those responsible for governance and oversight fulfil their specific responsibilities and have established an open culture in which safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and concerns are actively identified, acted upon and managed. As a result, children are made safer and feel safe.”

“Leaders ensure targeted support, interactions and engagements with children help them to gain the skills that they need for the next stage in their learning and in preparation for starting school.”

“Leaders and staff set clear and consistent routines and boundaries to help children to understand their day and to help them to keep themselves safe. Children respond well to the routines and understand the expectations in place for behaviour.”

“The key-person system is well embedded, and children have good attachments with the adults who care for them. Staff know the children’s routines and have a good understanding about children’s families and home life. This helps them to support children and understand their behaviours.”

“Leaders and staff have a shared focus on helping children to achieve, and this is delivered through their curriculum that runs throughout the nursery…Staff use what they know about children to help engage them in play and extend their learning, focusing on supporting children’s communication and language, confidence, self-esteem and physical development.”

“All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are fully included in this welcoming nursery. Leaders and staff know the children well. They assess their progress, and this supports them to identify any gaps in children’s learning.”

“Children are happy and form strong attachments to staff. Older children develop good friendships with their peers. Children arrive happy and keen to start their day, and leaders work with parents to ensure that children have good attendance. They settle quickly and are keen to explore the resources available.”

“Staff provide regular opportunities for young children to develop their core strength and coordination, both indoors and outdoors. Children become confident with their physical skills as they climb and slide on the indoor climbing frame.”

Read the full Ofsted Report for Partou Barnwood

Upon registration, you will be asked to pay a £75 registration fee (non-refundable) or a £75 registration deposit to reserve your child’s nursery place (see terms and conditions for eligibility).

What’s included in our fees? 

Our full fees are clearly broken down into care, meals & snacks and consumables fees for full transparency. 

Care fees include: trained, qualified team members taking care of your child, regular updates about your child and their progress at nursery, a wide range of indoor and outdoor activities tailored to the needs of your child, and use of the nursery building facilities. 

Meals & snacks fees cover the cost of all food and drinks whilst your child is in our care. Meal and snack times are a very important part of Partou nursery life, learn more about how we make food and nutrition enjoyable and educational for children in our care.

Consumables include; important daily care items needed such as nappies, wet wipes and sun cream. 

Discounts

Only one discount can be applied at any time:

• 5% discount for eldest child for siblings.
• 5% discount for Blue Light Card holders.

Terms & conditions apply 

Other key information

• We’re closed on Bank Holidays.
• We close at 4pm on Christmas Eve.
• We’re closed between Christmas and New Year. 
• Charges apply across 51 weeks of the year, including Bank Holidays.

Partou Barnwood Day Nursery & Pre-School is proud to offer funded childcare places 

Funded childcare is a government incentive fulfilled by Local Authorities which aims to provide financial support for eligible families accessing childcare at an OFSTED registered setting. Partou Barnwood Day Nursery & Pre-School work with Gloucestershire Local Authority to apply childcare funding for eligible families.

Funding typically covers 15 or 30 hours per week for the 38 term weeks of the year across a maximum of 10 hours a day which will be applied in different ways depending how many weeks of the year your child is in childcare: 

• Children who are in year-round childcare will receive “stretched” funding. This means that their 15/30 hours over 38 weeks will be stretched over 51 weeks of the year so children accessing year round childcare at Partou Barnwood will receive 11.17/22.35 hours of funded childcare per week. 

• Children who have term-time only childcare places will receive 15/30 hours funding per week over 38 weeks of the year. Term-time only places are subject to availability.

Government funding for childcare only applies to the care fee (as described above). Meals & snacks and consumables fees are fully chargeable for all sessions including funded.  These charges are not mandatory or a condition of your child receiving a funded place at a Partou nursery. Should you wish to opt out of these charges, please provide six weeks’ notice in accordance with our terms and conditions.

Many families are eligible for government funded childcare, see our childcare funding guide for more information.  

Term duration and dates

The 2025/2026 terms dates set by Gloucestershire Local Authority for Partou Barnwood Day Nursery & Pre-School are below so you can see which term dates funding is applicable for:

Please note that when you access funding in the term can impact the hours you are eligible for within that term period. 

Our team will be able to assist you with any funding and term questions you may have.