Childcare in Salisbury (Wiltshire)
Salisbury (Wiltshire) has 42 day nurseries, 12 pre-schools, 12 school nursery classes, 32 childminders and 24 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 71 of them and rated 69 Good or better, 18 of them Outstanding. 51 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £45 to £85, typically £67. 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.
24 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 Tisbury Afterschools Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened PH ActiveEd - Wardour Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Activate Camps @ Salisbury Cathedral School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened PH ActiveEd - Manor Fields Primary (Salisbury) Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened New Forest Wraparound Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Junior Adventures Group @ Durrington CofE Junior School SP4 Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Junior Adventures Group @ Harnham Church of England Controlled Junior School SP2 Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed First Friends Day Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Lover & Redlynch Pre-school Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed PH ActiveEd – Durrington Junior School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Noah's Ark Under Fives Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Spire View Nursery Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Salisbury (Wiltshire)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Salisbury (Wiltshire)?
Of the 8 full-day rates published by settings in Salisbury (Wiltshire), the typical price is £67 a day, ranging from £45 to £85. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Salisbury (Wiltshire) take funded hours?
24 of the 122 settings in Salisbury (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 Salisbury (Wiltshire) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 18 of the 71 settings Ofsted has inspected in Salisbury (Wiltshire) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Salisbury (Wiltshire) take babies?
102 settings in Salisbury (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 Salisbury (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 Salisbury (Wiltshire)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.