Benger Bears Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Chippenham for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 09:00 to 15:00, 4 days a week. £7.85 an hour for 2 year olds, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2022. Open since 1992, with 26 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated April 2026.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 year olds2y to 3y | £7.85for 2 year olds | |
| 3-4 year olds3y to 4y | £6.03for 3-4 year olds |
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Funded childcare for all 3 and 4 year olds (up to 15 hours per week), and also for eligible 2 year olds. We also offer the working parent funding, up to 30 hours per week for children aged 2, 3 or 4 years old.
Worth knowing. Funded hours can be spread between more than one setting.
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
SN15 4RPWhat 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, 27 September 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff welcome children as they enter the pre-school. Older children settle quickly and greet their friends as they arrive. Younger children who may be unsettled are beginning to form good relationships with their key person, who offers lots of comfort and cuddles from the start. Children enthusiastically explore the environment and easily select the toys they want to play with.
All children behave well. They learn to take turns and share the resources. When children want to play with the same toy as their friends and become upset, staff sensitively help them to understand and manage their emotions. Children learn to identify feelings. Children have good opportunities to develop their physical skills.
For example, they enjoy running and rolling balls outdoors. Older children are confident and are motivated to learn. For example, they develop their mathematical skills as they build the train track to form different shapes.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- monitor staff practices more closely to ensure that staff provide targeted support for the younger children, particularly at group times and when the routine changes, so they benefit fully from the learning opportunities on offer.
- 27 September 2022Good
- 13 December 2016Good
- 28 April 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Benger Bears Pre-School
- 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 £7.85 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.