Childcare in Melksham
Melksham has 8 day nurseries, 3 pre-schools, 2 school nursery classes, 1 childminder and 4 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 10 of them and rated 9 Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 8 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.
2 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 2026Closed Rocking Horse Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened PH ActiveEd - Shaw Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened PH Camps - Stonar School Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Melksham
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Melksham take funded hours?
7 of the 18 settings in Melksham 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Melksham rated Outstanding?
Yes. 1 of the 10 settings Ofsted has inspected in Melksham hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Melksham take babies?
14 settings in Melksham 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 Melksham?
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 Melksham
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.