Bramble House Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Swindon for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £59.50 a day for 0-4 years, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2013, with 55 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
50 weeks a year, minimum 2 days a week.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 yearsbirth to 4y | £59.50Mid day* (7 hours) £82.95* | £34.00Half day* (4 hours), 4 hrs £51.00Half day* (6 hours), 6 hrs | £8.60 | |
| 4-12 years4y to 5y | £41.30School day *(7 hours) £54.60* | £18.00Afterschool Club* £31.00Half days (5 hours)*, 5 hrs | – |
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £39.39 a week 15 Hours funded -Non working families
Discounts
- 10% siblings discount
Funded hours
15 Hours funded -Non working families.
Worth knowing. Early Education funding covers 38 weeks of the year. A minimum of two sessions is required.
What childcare usually costs in Swindon
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Swindon 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
SN2 8DSWhat 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, 23 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children meet familiar staff members as they arrive to enter the nursery in the morning. They explore a wide array of activities throughout their day and play calmly alongside their friends.
Children enjoy the interactions they have with staff. Babies enjoy carefully dipping a wand in liquid, then lifting it to blow bubbles. Toddlers learn to make play dough and explore sticks of spaghetti in the role-play area. Older children enjoy mixing pasta, flowers and leaves in the outdoor area. They confidently come over to speak about the imaginative games they are playing. Children are happy and feel safe with the familiar adults around them.
Parents describe the setting as 'feeling like home'. Staff and children wear cosy slippers in the nursery which adds to the relaxed feeling. Staff nurture children's emotional needs well. They praise their successes and provide warmth and cuddles when children need them.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop curriculum planning, so that adult-led activities focus clearly on developing children's individual next steps in learning n strengthen children's knowledge of how to manage and learn about good hygiene.
- 23 November 2022Good
- 15 February 2017Good
- 20 March 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bramble House Day Nursery
- 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.
- Is £59.50 a day 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.
- 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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