Ashton Keynes Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Swindon for from 2 years 6 months up to school age, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £5.30 an hour for 0 - 2 years, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 1992, with 18 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 - 2 yearsbirth to 2y | £5.30Children Under 3 0 - 2 years | |
| 3 - 5 years3y to 5y | £4.80Children 3+ Years Old |
Funded hours
All children aged 3 and 4 are entitled to a total of 15 hours free childcare, available from the term after their 3rd birthday. From 1st September, subject to eligibility, this will rise to 30 hours.
Worth knowing. The maximum number of hours currently available at Ashton Keynes preschool is 28.
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
SN6 6NTWhat 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, 9 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children develop strong, nurturing relationships with staff at this warm and welcoming pre-school. Staff ensure children feel safe and secure from the moment they settle in. This helps them to become confident learners. Staff plan a broad and stimulating curriculum, that builds on children's knowledge over time. They know what children need to learn and generally take account of children's individual learning and development needs.
Children settle easily and are happy at the pre-school. They are motivated and demonstrate positive attitudes to their learning. They initiate their own play and make their own choices about what they play with, and where they play. Children develop their independence while doing small tasks on their own, such as feeding themselves and washing their hands. Children display good social skills when playing with others. For example, they share and take turns to use the resources.
Staff have high expectations of children. They have a strong focus on personal, social, and emotional development across the pre-school. Staff encourage children to recognise and manage their emotions. They make them aware of the rules in the pre-school and set clear boundaries for them to learn right from wrong. As a result, children consistently display positive behaviour.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- encourage children to solve simple mathematical problems for themselves to help them develop their own thinking skills n provide opportunities to extend vocabulary and repeat words to build on children's developing communication skills.
- 9 November 2022Good
- 5 January 2017Good
- 9 June 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Ashton Keynes Pre-School
- Meals
- Nappies
- 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.
- Is £5.30 an hour still the rate? 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.