Barney Lodge Nursery School
GoodBirth to 5Open a few years
A day nursery in Warminster for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2024. Open since 2023, with 66 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
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
BA12 0ANWhat 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.
- 18 September 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 17 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and settled and thrive in this welcoming nursery. They arrive eager and excited for the day ahead. Staff and leaders happily greet families and make time for them to talk and share information should they need to. This helps to ensure parents leave their children knowing they are safe and well cared for.
Leaders and staff create and implement an ambitious, meaningful curriculum.
There is a strong focus on ensuring children feel safe and secure. As a result, children become curious, confident and independent learners. For example, babies confidently explore their environment with staff close by to encourage them. Staff support children's learning well. For example, they talk to children about ice being cold and how it melts in the sun as children explore ice cubes. Staff follow older children's interests in the garden as they look for bugs, encouraging them to use magnifying glasses to help them find more creatures.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support all staff to consistently extend and challenge children's learning to help them make even better progress.
- 17 September 2024Good
- 17 January 2024Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Barney Lodge Nursery School
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- 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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? 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
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