ABC Day Nursery (Melksham) Ltd
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open a few years
A day nursery in Melksham for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2024. Open since 2022, with 59 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 & 30 Hours.
What childcare usually costs in Wiltshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Wiltshire from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
SN12 6SSWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 8 August 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children settle quickly as they arrive. They confidently access a range of activities that staff have carefully planned. Babies smile and giggle as they take books to staff to read. Older children excitedly say, 'I've done it!' as they practise writing their name and proudly show staff their achievements. Staff respond using positive and encouraging language. They give children 'high fives' and celebrate children's efforts and successes. Relationships are warm and nurturing. These help children feel safe and secure.
Behaviour and attitudes are good. Children happily engage in a range of motivating activities that match their interests and focuses on their next steps. Children show high levels of concentration appropriate for their age for extended periods of time.
Staff sensitively help children to follow the boundaries and routines of the setting.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- ensure that staff take all opportunities to introduce new vocabulary to fully extend children's language and communication skills.
- 8 August 2024Good
- 4 January 2024Good
- 6 December 2022Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for ABC Day Nursery (Melksham) Ltd
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.