Childcare in Chippenham (Wiltshire)
Chippenham (Wiltshire) has 20 day nurseries, 10 pre-schools, 7 school nursery classes, 13 childminders and 6 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 35 of them and rated 33 Good or better, 4 of them Outstanding. 21 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £69 to £99, typically £90. 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.
48 settings match. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.
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.
- Jun 2026Opened My Montessori Way Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Kids Planet BEDS Out of School Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Kids Planet Brinkworth Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Little Foxes Childcare and Education for Children and their Parents Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Little Foxes @ BEDS Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Wise Owls Pre-School Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened Little Barn Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Happy Feet Childcare Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Lodge Farm Nursery School Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Lodge Farm Nursery School Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed First Sports Coaching - Lyneham Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Chippenham (Wiltshire)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Chippenham (Wiltshire)?
Of the 5 full-day rates published by settings in Chippenham (Wiltshire), the typical price is £90 a day, ranging from £69 to £99. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Chippenham (Wiltshire) take funded hours?
16 of the 56 settings in Chippenham (Wiltshire) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Chippenham (Wiltshire) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 4 of the 35 settings Ofsted has inspected in Chippenham (Wiltshire) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Chippenham (Wiltshire) take babies?
48 settings in Chippenham (Wiltshire) 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 Chippenham (Wiltshire)?
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 Chippenham (Wiltshire)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.