Devizes & District Opportunity Centre
OutstandingBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Devizes for children from birth to 8+, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in March 2022. Open since 1978, with 30 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
SN10 2AJWhat 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, 3 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities flourish in this specialist centre. Children benefit from excellent setting-in procedures to help them settle in this extremely welcoming learning environment. The experienced and caring staff team places children's individual needs at the heart of everything they do.
All staff know children, their interests, and their abilities extremely well. The curriculum is highly stimulating and individualised. This, alongside staff's consistently high-quality interactions, helps each child to achieve the best possible outcomes from their starting points.
The manager and staff have high aspirations for children. They prepare children exceptionally well for their next steps in education and their future life as citizens in the wider world. Children benefit from outings in the community, such as to the local shops to deliver certificates of thanks for funds raised and to the local nature centre.
- 3 March 2022Outstanding
- 28 April 2014Outstanding
- 3 June 2009Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Devizes & District Opportunity Centre
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.