Avon Small Saints Pre School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Salisbury for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 08:50 to 15:20, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2025. Open since 2017, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
30 hours funding entitlement.
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
SP4 9PJWhat 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.
- 8 April 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 23 June 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders have devised a varied curriculum, helping children to gain the skills they need to become confident problem solvers and critical thinkers. Outside, older children develop their upper body strength, as they swing on the tree branches.
They safely climb trees, learning to manage their own age-appropriate risks. This helps children to become confident in their own abilities. Younger children enjoy pressing and poking sequins into their dough pancakes. This supports children's hand and finger strength, in preparation for early writing. Children are confident communicators and engage in back-and-forth conversations with staff. Younger children enjoy exploring the water and staff introduce new concepts, such as floating and sinking. Children begin to think about how they are going to roll a log onto its side, to see the bugs underneath. Staff prompt children to use their thinking and problem-solving skills by asking questions, such as 'How are we going to move it?' Staff provide time for children to respond and they work together collaboratively to push and roll it over. Children are motivated and curious learners.
Leaders and staff set consistent routines and boundaries for children, helping them to learn what is expected of them. Children behave well and begin to demonstrate empathy towards their peers. For example, older children share their cuddly toys with others when they are unsettled. Children begin to learn how to self-regulate with support from staff, children take themselves to a quiet space and use breathing techniques to calm down. Children form strong relationships with staff, helping them to feel safe and secure.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- plan more effective ways to engage younger children in their learning, helping to build on their focus and engagement skills n ensure activities provide challenge for the older and most-able children, helping to maximise their learning.
- 23 June 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 20 November 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Avon Small Saints Pre School
- What it costs
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.