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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.

40places per 100 under-fives in Wiltshire, against 32 for England
88%of the 18 inspected here are Good or better, 4 Outstanding
5 of 25are recorded as taking the funded hours; the rest are unknown, not a no

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.

Everything 25Day nurseries 9Pre-schools 2School nurseries 1Childminders 8After-school clubs 5
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Day nurseries 9

Rub-A-Dub Pre-School

Day nursery · The Lansdowne Village Hall, Petty Lane, Calne, SN11 9QY

GoodTakes funded hours£6.54 an hourBirth to 8+From 2 years08:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week★ 5.0 Google, 972 placesNewly opened
07894073865Their website

Apple Tree Nursery

Day nursery · Priestley Cp School, Prince Charles Drive, Calne, SN11 8TG

OutstandingBirth to 8+Babies from 4 months08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week53 placesOpen for decades
01249 819082Their website

Tiny Bubbles @ Jesters

Day nursery · Jesters Adventure Play, Beversbrook Industrial Estate, Calne, SN11 9PL

Needs improvementTakes funded hours£7.40 an hourBirth to 8+07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week★ 3.6 Google, 546 placesLong established
01249 824973Their website

Pre-schools 2

Cherhill Preschool

Pre-school · Cherhill Primary School, Middle Lane, Calne, SN11 8XX

Report card May 2026Takes funded hoursBirth to 8+From 1 year 6 months08:00 to 17:30, 5 days a week27 placesLong established
01249 812871Their website

After-school and holiday clubs 1

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Recently

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
Questions

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.

Nearby

Towns close to Calne

Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.

Chippenham56 settings · 5.5 milesDevizes27 settings · 7 milesMelksham18 settings · 7.7 milesCorsham16 settings · 8.8 milesSwindon26 settings · 11 milesTrowbridge38 settings · 11.9 miles
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