Chalke Valley Playschool
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Salisbury for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 08:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2022. Open since 2007, with 20 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Unlimited funded places for eligible children aged 9 months to 5 years.
Worth knowing. Funded hours are available between 9am and 3pm. In order to access funding, you must complete paperwork and return to us during the first week of each term. Without this form, you may be liable to pay full fees.
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
SP5 5DSWhat 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.
- 28 April 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 10 May 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children receive a warm welcome when they arrive at playschool. Staff greet them with a smile and children of all ages and abilities are delighted to attend. Children benefit from regular conversations with staff throughout the day. These range from discussions about African animals to what is healthy in our lunch today, and talking about fair play.
Children enjoy stories being read to them. They will often stop what they are doing to join in a familiar book that they can hear being shared with others. Children enthusiastically join in with songs and like it when staff make up new words for songs that they know. Staff know how these activities help children develop new vocabulary and recognise the pleasure that children gain from these.
All staff know children's interests and needs. Staff work closely with families to think about what strategies will help children develop. This collaboration means that children grow in confidence in areas that they may have previously found difficult. For example, children who are learning to play with others are given responsibilities to look after play equipment. This gives them a sense of belonging and a purpose to engage with other children.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop the planning of adult-led activities further, to focus more sharply on the key skills and concepts staff would like children to learn n start activities promptly once children have assembled, to increase their focus and engagement from the start.
- 10 May 2022Good
- 25 November 2016Good
- 1 December 2015Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Chalke Valley Playschool
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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