Childcare in Calne
Calne has 9 day nurseries, 2 pre-schools, 1 school nursery class, 8 childminders and 5 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 18 of them and rated 16 Good or better, 4 of them Outstanding. 7 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Wiltshire there are 40 places per 100 children under five, better supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Wiltshire, divided by the children aged 0 to 4 who live there at the 2021 Census. It compares areas; it is not a count of free places today. It also leaves out the 48 school nursery classes across Wiltshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
What has changed here
Ofsted does not publish closures, so we work them out by comparing releases. Worth knowing if you are working from an old list.
- Dec 2025Closed Rub-a-Dub Pre-School Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened Active Camps at St Margaret's Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Rub-A-Dub Pre-School Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Calne
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Calne take funded hours?
5 of the 25 settings in Calne are recorded as taking the government funded hours. Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Are any nurseries in Calne rated Outstanding?
Yes. 4 of the 18 settings Ofsted has inspected in Calne hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Calne take babies?
22 settings in Calne are registered to take children under two. Ofsted's register does not say whether a setting runs a baby room or has space in it, so ring before you plan around it.
Is it hard to get a nursery place in Calne?
Wiltshire has 40 registered childcare places for every 100 children under five, against 32 across England. That is registered capacity rather than free places, so it compares areas rather than telling you what is available this week.
Towns close to Calne
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.