Business Details
32 Years
experience
OFSTED-Rated Childcare in Brockworth
Established in 1994, Ridgemount Cottage Nursery has evolved from a small converted dairy into a vibrant community where children thrive through exploration, discovery, and play. Our dedicated team fosters a nurturing environment that prioritises safety, independence, and individuality, enabling each child to develop confidence and social skills. We design our outdoor spaces to inspire curiosity, offering woodland adventures, gardening activities, and creative play areas that encourage hands-on learning. Our philosophy embraces imagination and open-ended activities, allowing children to learn at their own pace while building meaningful relationships within our close-knit community. We actively engage families through church visits, library trips, and intergenerational activities, fostering a sense of connection to both local and global communities.With sessions from 7:30am to 6:00pm, we provide flexible childcare options tailored to working families. Our commitment to quality is reflected in our OFSTED-rated provision and ongoing partnerships with local primary schools. We maintain transparent communication with parents through regular updates and a dedicated complaints procedure. Our nurserys ethos of 'exploring with care, learning through play, and growing with confidence' underpins every aspect of our practice, ensuring children leave us prepared for future educational and personal challenges.
Services
Babies
Toddlers
Pre-school
Outdoor Learning
Flexible Sessions
Details
- Year established: 1994
Highlights and features
- We offer 30 years of childcare expertise since 1994
- Our outdoor spaces include woodland areas and vegetable gardens
- We provide flexible session options from 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Our team supports individual learning through imaginative play
- We maintain strong community connections through intergenerational activities
Associations and certifications
- OFSTED
What people say
Loves coming here
Staff give all their hearts
Amazing
Confident making friends
Joy and learning
Services
Babies
Our baby room provides a calm, secure environment for children aged 0-2 years. Trained staff offer individualised care following personal routines for feeding, sleeping and play. We focus on sensory development through age-appropriate activities while maintaining strong communication with parents about their child's progress and needs.
Toddlers
For children aged 2-3 years, our toddler provision encourages independence while maintaining safety. Activities promote motor skills development, early language acquisition and social interaction through structured play sessions and free exploration of specially designed learning areas that stimulate curiosity and creativity.
Pre-school
Our pre-school programme prepares children aged 3-5 for school through play-based learning aligned with EYFS requirements. We develop literacy, numeracy and social skills through themed activities while fostering independence in preparation for primary education transitions.
Outdoor Learning
Our woodland area and garden spaces support outdoor exploration with den-building, tree climbing and vegetable growing. Children engage in physical development through active play while learning about nature, sustainability and seasonal changes in a safe, stimulating environment.
Flexible Sessions
We offer adaptable childcare options including early bird (7:30am), full day (8:00-6:00), morning (8:00-1:00) and afternoon (1:00-6:00) sessions. Additional hours are available subject to availability, supporting working families' varying schedules with consistent, quality care.
Questions
What age groups do you accept?
We care for children aged 0-5 years, with separate provisions for babies, toddlers and pre-school children.
What are your operating hours?
We operate Monday to Friday from 7:30am to 6:00pm with flexible session options available.
Is your nursery OFSTED registered?
Yes, we are an OFSTED-registered provision with a current inspection report available for review.
How do you support school readiness?
Our pre-school programme develops literacy, numeracy and social skills through play-based learning aligned with EYFS requirements.
What outdoor facilities do you offer?
We have woodland areas for exploration, vegetable gardens for nature learning, and a mud kitchen for creative play.
How do you communicate with parents?
We maintain regular communication through face-to-face updates, written records and our Facebook page for weekly news.
Reviews (7)
Caron Humphris
Nov 19, 2020
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It goes without saying this year has been unprecedented for many!
Ridgemount has gone above and beyond to ensure that they have provided quality childcare in a safe and secure environment. As both an employee and a parent at Ridgemount, I am thrilled with steps that they have put into place; fogging of rooms each night, regularly disinfecting resources through the day, staff wearing mask when less than 2m apart, rotation and quarantine of resources that can't be disinfected. I feel confident taking my daughter to Ridgemount and throughout the pandemic all staff have been professional, supportive
Ridgemount has gone above and beyond to ensure that they have provided quality childcare in a safe and secure environment. As both an employee and a parent at Ridgemount, I am thrilled with steps that they have put into place; fogging of rooms each night, regularly disinfecting resources through the day, staff wearing mask when less than 2m apart, rotation and quarantine of resources that can't be disinfected. I feel confident taking my daughter to Ridgemount and throughout the pandemic all staff have been professional, supportive
Rachel Bradbury
Nov 03, 2020
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I have to mention how impressed I have been with Ridgemount Cottage Nurserys response to the challenges that Covid-19 has thrown to us all this year. They have continued to offer outstanding childcare (I have a preschooler and an after school child, in early years education) throughout this year even with the ever changing regulations. They have provided a safe and clean environment for my children, teaching them how to follow the increased health and safety aspects in a fun and friendly way along with providing the ability for outdoor activities in all weathers and fun learning inside when
Beatrice Weager
Aug 11, 2020
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Pros- let me start by saying the nursery itself is very clean and highly maintained. Some of the staff are very nice and friendly. helped me swap my days during covid. The app was great seeing photos of my child and what she is up to on a daily basis. My child had no complaints and seemed very happy with her group of friends and teachers. Education wise I think it's excellent and the tutors for my daughters class are friendly and helpful.
Cons- unfortunately my child was asked to be picked up or sent home numerous times whether it was due to a cough, not eating, unsettled, or even a rash. I understand
Cons- unfortunately my child was asked to be picked up or sent home numerous times whether it was due to a cough, not eating, unsettled, or even a rash. I understand
The Vegan Minimalist Life
Jun 07, 2020
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This is a fabulous nursery! They have communicated very clearly to parents regarding Covid-19. This must have been very hard indeed, to keep up with the risk management and policies that are required, but their clear emails helped simplify a tricky situation that is childcare. My daughter arrives and leaves happy! She has been attending this nursery since she was 9 months old and she is now 2 and a half. The staff are always happy to see her and always have a smile on their faces (which really must be a challenge a times). They frequently upload to famly (a secure app) and it's so nice to see
Kayleigh W.
Jan 12, 2020
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Excellent nursery and absolutely fantastic preschool provision. Moving our daughter here was the best decision there are never any issues with leaving her, she loves to go and is always so happy and excited when she tells us about her day. The nursery has a lovely feel and great facilities, staff do not shy away from allowing children to progress with writing skills and encourage it which we love and had issues with at a previous nursery. I have no concerns with this one starting school as Ridgemount have been great with preparation. We wish our eldest had attended! We have already reserved a
Jaubert Andrea
Dec 27, 2019
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Friendly and professional staff (some of them are experienced teachers). Our child has had opportunities to do different indoor and outdoor activities. Very good feedback about his development. They have shown very good flexibility and understanding when we needed to make some changes in our schedule. We highly recommend!
Jake Aubertin
Dec 09, 2019
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My daughter goes to this nursery and absolutely loves it! She has really grown in confidence since attending and always asks when she is going back when I pick her up. The children do a wide range of activities and have a lot of outdoor space and play equipment which my little one loves. The staff are all really friendly and attentive and always let me know what my daughter has been up to and how she has been throughout the day. Can't recommend Ridgemount enough!
