Coleview Pre-school
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Swindon for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in May 2022. Open since 1998, with 40 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Funding is for up to 15 hours per week in the first year and up to 29 hours per week in the year before children start school, dependent upon eligibility and availability.
Worth knowing. Dependent upon eligibility and availability.
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
SN3 4ASWhat 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, 6 May 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at this exceptional pre-school excited for their day. They are greeted by welcoming, enthusiastic staff. Children are extremely eager to try new activities and learn new skills. The highly skilled staff deliver a rich and varied curriculum, that is tailored to meet children's individual needs. Children are excited to explore magnets, they use them to discover with their friends what objects the magnets do and do not attract. They show high levels of engagement when they plant sunflower seeds. Children talk about how quickly their sunflowers might grow. Staff expertly extend the activity, asking the children about what they need to do to make the seeds grow and link this to what is needed to make the children grow.
Children's behaviour is exceptional. They have high levels of respect for each other.
They sensitively encourage and support their friends when they recognise they need more help. Children play together independently and discuss their home experiences. For example, at the snack table the children begin a discussion about when they bake at home. They talk about what they bake and what they use to bake. Children explain they use eggs to make their cakes 'big' and colourful sprinkles to decorate them. They intently listen to their friends and value their input.
- 6 May 2022Outstanding
- 10 June 2014Outstanding
- 6 May 2010Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Coleview Pre-school
- What it costs
- 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
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.
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.