Circus Day Nursery & Pre-school

Pittville Circus Road, Cheltenham GL52 2PZ
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  • Circus Day Nursery & Pre-school, Cheltenham
Circus Day Nursery Ltd has been established with a focus on quality early years learning, taking pride in an atmosphere where children can thrive and feel motivated.

A large garden and flexible range of play resources allows for a flexible approach to key early years goals, as well as many additional courses such as Fun French, First Aid Awareness, Spanish, Tappy Toes sessions to name but a few additional activities for little ones to enjoy

An all-weather surface and canopy means there is the opportunity for outdoor play whatever the weather, with children enjoying the nature section with the rabbits.

As well as a skilled approach to education, the nursery also supports healthy eating, supporting each individual child's diet. The head chef has a wonderful array of beautiful recipes the children love and thoroughly enjoy.

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Care Provided by Circus Day Nursery & Pre-school

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Owner
  • Sue Wilson
  • Person in charge
  • Katie Cove (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 48
  • Total Places for Children
  • 119
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 4 years 11 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Circus Day Nursery & Pre-school

  • From £82.55 per day, including breakfast, lunch, snacks, nappies, and formula feeds. Government Funding is available for eligible 9-month-olds, 2-year-olds, and 3-4-year-olds. Consumable charges may be applicable during funded hours (subject to terms and conditions).

  • We offer government funding from 9 month old children and can take care of the administration and support with any paperwork required. Limited spaces are available, so please contact us and arrange your personal tour of our beautiful setting. We are a family-run business, established in 1997 with a long-term dedicated staff team
  • Parking

  • The driveway is a sweeping drive with options to drop off and pick up outside the building. In addition, there are spaces on Pittville Circus Road, if the car park is full or you anticipate spending more time at the setting. Either way the nursery will welcome you whole heartedly and look forward to meeting you.


Circus Day Nursery & Pre-school Reviews (109)

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Circus Day Nursery & Pre-school has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.579) out of 10, based on 18 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Circus Day Nursery & Pre-school has 109 reviews.

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Review from Laura C (Mother of Child) published on 19 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I’m so glad that we chose this nursery for our son. He has thrived during his time at Circus and I am perfectly satisfied that he has obtained all the skills necessary to progress into a primary school environment. They have helped create a confident, intelligent and enthusiastic little boy and he couldn’t
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The nursery is located on a beautiful road in a spacious building with excellent outdoor facilities. Having a good variety of spaces to run, play and learn was important to us and this nursery definitely delivers on that. It is the staff at Circus that are the main selling point though, and you will be hard pushed to find a nursery with more enthusiastic, loving and nurturing staff. I couldn’t have found a perfect setting for my child and will be sad to leave them when the time comes to move on to pastures new.


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Review from Samantha S (Mother of Child) published on 19 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little boy started at Circus Day Nursery & Pre-school Ltd when he was about 7 months old. One of the things that really appealed to me when I first visited Circus was the outside space as it is a rarity in Cheltenham. I was also impressed to see risk assessments displayed throughout the building
and a visit to the kitchen showed excellent cleanliness, facilities and food selection. Starting in the baby suite, it was a fantastic environment for my little boy both developmentally and socially. The baby facilities were excellent and we couldn't have asked for more. When the time came to move up to the next level, the transition was seamless and he has excelled and loves his days at nursery. One of the best things about Circus Day Nursery & Pre-school Ltd is the staff. They really are a credit and my little boy adores them. They provide a support to me as a parent that I never expected to receive and I couldn't wish for better.

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Review from Steph H (Mother of Child) published on 19 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both my boys absolutely love going to Circus Day nursery. I could not ask for more from a nursery, the staff are amazing, the relationships they build with the children are nurturing and caring and they learn so much whilst having lots of fun. Such a friendly positive setting, I will actually miss it
too when they move on to School!

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Review from Marie-Lisa (Mother of Child) published on 19 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All the staff at Circus Day nursery have made my daughter feel safe and loved in the year and a half she's been there. She frequently tells me who she loves (the staff looking after her, but also the kids in her class - showing she's being taught how to be good friends).
They also have real patience
with a mum who probably worries too much!
The facilities are fantastic - especially the gardens. The variety of activities she does is reassuring - and she has really learnt a lot from being in Circus Nursery. She's always surprising me with something new that I know she must have learnt at the nursery. There's a great balance between all the messy fun activities, quiet time, free play and a real commitment to getting outside come rain or shine.
The menu is varied - she eats food at the nursery that she doesn't at home and they deal with her allergies well.
There's a real sense of trust between her carers and us.

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Review from A D (Mother of Child) published on 16 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Circus Day Nursery & Pre-school Ltd is one big family. The staff and setting are excellent. Children are well cared for and my son loves life at Circus!

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Review from Nicola F (Mother of Child) published on 12 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter is always super happy when I pick her up from nursery and the staff are always making sure she has the best day! Keep up the hard work Circus.

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Review from Rebecca (Mother of Child) published on 12 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are so pleased we chose Circus. They have been looking after my daughter for just over 2 years now and my son around 6 months. Everyone who works in the setting is so warm and welcoming and the kids love them all. They are very accommodating to each child’s needs and try as much as possible to take
into account parents wishes. I love that the children go outside every day (unless the weather is really awful) and have loads of space to explore in the big garden. I feel happy knowing that my children are being well looked after and having lots of fun when they are there. I would recommend Circus to anyone.

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Review from Barbara (Mother of Child) published on 9 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son attended Circus Day Nursery from 4 months to 4 years. Especially in the early days when leaving our tiny baby in the hands of others, the staff exceeded any expectations! They were so caring and full of enthusiasm and guided us through weaning and later potty training and towards the end phonics
and a fab end of year performance. Circus organised so many fun activities and offered so much variety and stimulation, we could not have asked for more.

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Review from Sarah A (Mother of Child) published on 9 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both my little girl and boy attended the Circus Day Nursery, starting as babies and leaving to go off to school. I could not have asked for a more happy, creative, stimulating and loving environment to leave my children in while my husband and I went off to work. The staff treat each child with so much
love and care and ensure that each day is full of fun and excitement with new experiences to stimulate learning. The Circus is truly a fabulous nursery which has enabled my children to be sociable, confident, and assured in all that they do. It has undoubtedly contributed to them flourishing.

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Review from Isabel W (Mother of Child) published on 8 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This is a fantastic nursery. Not only are there lovely facilities, an amazing garden and freshly cooked meals, most importantly there is amazing staff! I can truly say that our little girl has formed a lasting bond with all of the people that have cared for her. They have been personal in their approach,
caring and full of love and fun. Thank you, Circus!

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Review from sarah (Mother of Child) published on 8 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Circus Day Nursery & Pre-School have been amazing, with my first child who started at 10 months and is now at school and my second who leaves for school in Aug this year. The staff really care and there is a very low staff turnover which is good for the children and also good for me as a parent as it
shows me they love what they do and have a great team spirit and are happy in their work. This is demonstrated to me daily, they always have time to tell me how the day has been and are supportive when there have been any changes in my children's behaviour (as is par for the course!). My kids LOVE the staff, and if we see them out of the nursery setting they still run up for cuddles. They have been to see plays, gone to the park, literature festival. The learning reviews are great, you receive a full journal of their progress, my eldest was wonderfully prepared for school by them. From being an anxious mother dropping my little boy off at 10 months, it has been a wonderful journey. Best of all the kids love it!

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Review from Jaime J (Mother of Child) published on 8 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We were really apprehensive about having to send our son to a nursery at 11 months old, but we fell in love with the setting as soon as we looked round - especially the outside space, and secret garden! Our son has now been at Circus Day Nursery for over a year and a half and absolutely loves it. He
looks forward to going in and seeing his friends every day - it was so hard for us to leave him in the care of others all day, but knowing he is with the team at Circus really makes it so much easier... and to say he enjoys his day is an understatement!

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Review from Aurora S (Mother of Child) published on 8 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son started nursery when he was only 6 months old and he settled soon very well. Since then he has developed in so many ways. He is now a confident and happy boy and I have to thank all the amazing staff at Circus Day Nursery for that.
He has spent there 3 amazing years, surrounded by lovely and
caring people. I could not ask more for my child.

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Review from Shaveta V (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Love staff at Circus day nursery. I was a bit apprehensive to send my son to any nursery (talk about new mum apprehensions) at 11 months but all the staff, including managers, made us feel very welcomed and helped settle not only my little one but helped us (parents) go through the transition smoothly.
Now, he has moved from baby suite to jugglers and he absolutely loves going to nursery. He talks about all the activities he does with his room staff and actually wants to go to nursery on Saturday and Sundays, who knew he would love being there so much. Now, his little sister will be joining him in nursery too and can’t wait for her to grow tremendously like her brother. I’m positive all the staff will make her fall in love with nursery too.

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Review from Mauricio A (Father of Child) published on 2 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our experience of the Circus Day Nursery & Pre-school has been fantastic and we would definitely recommend to others. My daughter started when she was 13 months old where she has developed in so many ways. Now she is 4 years old and is growing into a strong independent, free-thinking child. We put much
of this to the care and attention she has received at the nursery.

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Review from Joanna H (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son is 2 years old and had attended Circus since he was 9 months old. He goes for 2 days and loves it! The staff are all brilliant with him and he has formed such good relationships with all of his key workers that he has had so far. It is so much easier leaving him all day knowing he is being looked
after by people that seem to genuinely care for him and continue to help him progress. Thank you so much to all the staff there for making my son’s nursery days happy days.

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Review from Sarah E (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son started on the baby suite at Circus in May 2017 and it’s been amazing for him.


All the staff are wonderful and take such good care of the children and engage and support their development.


We have daily feedback and my son thoroughly enjoys his time at nursery. The garden is wonderful and

the food is freshly prepared on site.


I would highly recommend Circus.


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Review from Laura T (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My eldest has attended Circus since he was 18months old (soon to be 4!) So when it was time to look for a nursery for my youngest I didn't think twice about where he would go. The love, care and guidance that all of the staff offer every child is amazing and I would recommend the setting to anyone.

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Review from Kate G (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Circus Day Nursery is such a friendly, loving nursery and the best one we could have chose for our son. He settled in amazingly with the help of the lovely staff. He comes home and tells me everything he's done that day and how much he loves going.
A perfect choice for us.

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Review from Marianne B (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are delighted to have moved our son to Circus Day Nursery and now preschool! Our son absolutely loves it and they make him (and us by default), feel very special. They never rush us when we pick our son up and talk us through his day. I absolutely love seeing photos of what they have been up to that
day. Love it really. Many thanks for all your hard work.

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Current Review Score: 9.6 (9.579)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.6 (9.579) out of 10 for Circus Day Nursery & Pre-school is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 18 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.7 out of 5 from 17 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.865 for Circus Day Nursery & Pre-school is calculated as follows: ( (201 Excellents x 5) + (7 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) + (4 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 215 Ratings = 4.865

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 4.714 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Circus Day Nursery & Pre-school is based on 17 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4

    • ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 119 number of registered child places is 23.8. 17 Positive Reviews ÷ 23.8 = 0.714

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Awards / Recognitions (8)

Top 20 Recommended Nursery Award for the South West

Recipient: Circus Day Nursery & Pre-school

Date: Thursday 01 Oct 2020 More details

Top 20 Nurseries South West England 2020

Recipient: Circus Day Nursery & Pre-school

Date: Tuesday 31 Mar 2020 More details

Top 20 Nurseries South West England 2019

Recipient: Circus Day Nursery & Pre-school

Date: Tuesday 30 Apr 2019 More details

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Sue Wilson-Porterfield

Job Title: Team Circus

Joined: 1993

We are a highly dedicated professional team, driven by the passion to make a positive difference within the Early Years.


Please take time to read through our validated reviews on the review page as many parents and families past and present have taken the time to show their appreciation and gratitude.


As a team we are all striving to work together, bringing experience, enjoyment, motivation and above all passion in the best interests of the child's learning and development throughout their exciting journey through Circus.


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