Outstanding
100 placesBA14 7GW01225 768510
South West
Childcare in Wiltshire
628 registered providers with 11,768 places, up 4.1% since December 2021.
158day nurseries
286childminders
80after-school clubs
284newly registered since 2021
62.0%rated Good or better
393closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 22.1% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
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Salisbury (Wiltshire)79Chippenham (Wiltshire)36Swindon (Wiltshire)21Trowbridge21Warminster (Wiltshire)18Calne16Devizes15Melksham15Marlborough14Bradford-On-Avon11Westbury11Corsham10Malmesbury10Tidworth (Wiltshire)8Pewsey4Andover (Wiltshire)3Amesbury1Broad Chalke, Salisbury1Broughton Gifford1Bulford1Cirencester (Wiltshire)1Cricklade1Larkhill1Neston (Wiltshire)1Ramsbury1Rushall1Shaftesbury (Wiltshire)1The Street, Lea1
Highest rated
Settings across the council
The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
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93 placesSP1 3YU01722 417272
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81 placesSP4 6SA01722 510009
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75 placesBA12 6LJ01747 840373
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72 placesSP3 4NQ01722 712313
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72 placesSN15 3JW01249 448600
Report card Feb 2026
71 placesBA13 3NY01373827076
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68 placesSN13 0EG01249 714786
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68 placesSP9 7QD01980 846 699
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62 placesSP11 9RB01264 790999
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62 placesSP2 8BG01722 413263
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61 placesBA15 1SH01225860921
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54 placesSN10 1SD01380828436
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54 placesSP2 9DY01722349090
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53 placesSN11 8TG01249 819082
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52 placesSP4 8JX01980671417
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41 placesSP3 5RR01722716011
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39 placesSN10 1DD01380 829821
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32 placesSN12 8EP01225 702945
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30 placesSN10 2AJ01380 726077
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30 placesBA13 3UR01373 827 555
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28 placesBA14 6RA01225 782814
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28 placesBA15 2QD01225858859
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26 placesSP5 1DU07785933966
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26 placesBA12 7QH01373 832298
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26 placesSN13 8NZ01225 743794
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26 placesSN11 9BX01249 821 596
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25 placesSN14 7EJ07766579909
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25 placesSN8 1SU0785 5026083
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24 placesBA13 3JL07890 864347
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24 placesBA12 7DU07927269248
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24 placesBA13 4RW01380 830066
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24 placesSP3 6HJ01747871405
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24 placesBA14 7HE01225 350015
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24 placesSN15 3SY01249 657 145
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21 placesSP4 6NR01722 782878
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20 placesSP3 6EA01980671417
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18 placesSP2 0ES01722743901
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17 placesSN10 3PA01380 860171
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16 placesSN6 6NY01285 862060
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12 placesSP5 5HT07825759551
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138 placesSN10 2LT01380 730438
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117 placesSP4 6HA01980611766
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115 placesSN8 3UU01672 870790
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106 placesSN14 0BJ01249 463000
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105 placesBA14 9BL01225777698
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104 placesSP1 2SG01722 329238
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104 placesSP2 8BJ01722 786393
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100 placesSN13 9YW01249 714060
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100 placesSP2 8PJ01722 744971
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90 placesSN10 5AB01380 725080
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89 placesBA15 1DW01225864544
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80 placesSN12 8HP01225 707512
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80 placesBA14 8AE07947947594
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76 placesSP1 2AS01722 410 456
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74 placesGL7 6BQ01285 771456
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72 placesSN11 9QY07894073865
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70 placesSN13 0LX01225 811515
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70 placesSN15 4DE01249 891349
No longer open
Settings that have closed
Worked out by comparing consecutive Ofsted releases; the closure falls in the six months before the date shown.
| Setting | Town | Places it had | Last rating | Gone by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Foxes Childcare and Education for Children and their Parents | Chippenham | 100 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Little Foxes @ BEDS | Chippenham | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Rocking Horse Nursery | Melksham | 39 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Ludgershall Wraparound and Holiday Club | Andover | 33 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Lavington Pre-School | Devizes | 26 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Tisbury Afterschools Club | Salisbury | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Stagecoach Royal Wootton Bassett | Swindon | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Activity Den-Longleat Forest | Warminster | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| First Friends Day Nursery | Salisbury | 71 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Noah's Ark Under Fives | Salisbury | 65 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Rub-a-Dub Pre-School | Calne | 24 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Bright Stars Pre-School | Westbury | 24 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Lover & Redlynch Pre-school | Salisbury | 20 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| PH ActiveEd – Durrington Junior School | Salisbury | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Oakwell Childcare | Malmesbury | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Wise Owls Pre-School | Chippenham | 18 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Manton Pre-School | Marlborough | 12 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Kings Camps | Andover | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Steps Ahead Day Nursery and Nursery School | Trowbridge | 100 | Inadequate | Jun 2025 |
| Lodge Farm Nursery School | Chippenham | 96 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Spire View Nursery | Salisbury | 65 | Needs improvement | Jun 2025 |
| Bright Beginnings | Warminster | 56 | Outstanding | Jun 2025 |
| Amesbury After School Kids Club Ltd | Salisbury | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| The Rainbow playschool | Westbury | 26 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Zeals Afterschool Club | Zeals | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| PH Sports - Southbroom Infant School | Devizes | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| First Sports Coaching - Lyneham | Chippenham | 15 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Activate Camps @ Warminster School | Warminster | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Warminster | Warminster | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Wally's Day Nursery | Trowbridge | 92 | Inadequate | Dec 2024 |
| Active Camps at Sandroyd School | Salisbury | 80 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Smiley Face Nursery | Wiltshire | 72 | Inadequate | Dec 2024 |
| The Haig Day Nursery | Salisbury | 50 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Amesbury After School Kids Club | Salisbury | 50 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Winterslow Wasps | Salisbury | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Busy Kids | Chippenham | 30 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Wellington Eagles Primary Academy | Andover | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Downton Community Pre-School | Salisbury | 71 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Spring – Boscombe Down | Salisbury | 66 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| The Larks Out of School Club | Lark Hill | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| The Den | Tidworth | 32 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| The Big Adventure Club Ltd (Seagry) | Chippenham | 24 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Chirton Pips | Devizes | 17 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Glitter-Bug's Nursery | Trowbridge | 16 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| PH Sports - Crockerton Primary | Warminster | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Activate Camps @ Stonar School | Melksham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Evo Sports ASC | Warminster | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| The Avenue Day Nursery - Savernake | Marlborough | 80 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Heathcote House Nursery And Pre-School | Devizes | 70 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Hickory House Nursery | Salisbury | 65 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| The Avenue Day Nursery Mildenhall | Mildenhall, Nr Marlborough | 54 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Poppies Daycare Nursery | Tidworth | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| The Avenue Day Nursery Aldbourne | Marlborough | 38 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Allsorts Pre-School | Swindon | 36 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Bright Sparks | Salisbury | 26 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| The Organic Forest Kindergarten | Rushall | 25 | Outstanding | Dec 2023 |
| Peardrops Pre-School | Swindon | 24 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| RISE Pre-School @ Spring | Chippenham | 24 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Acorns Preschool | Chippenham | 24 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Playclose Preschool | Swindon | 24 | Good | Dec 2023 |