Forest Nursery Limited
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Chippenham for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week. £8.75 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2024. Open since 1995, with 35 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated 2026/2027.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| All ages | £8.75hours outside of the funding sessions |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £1.00 per 15 minutes Late collection of childrenper child
Funded hours
Working parents funding; Early Years Education funding 22.5 hours per week all year round, or 15 hours term time only.
Worth knowing. Funding is used at 4.5 hours of funding per day, totalling 22.5 hours of funding per week, all year round. Term time only: 15 hours of funding only - 5 hours of funding per day, for 3 days per week. Any hours outside of the funding sessions are charged at our hourly rate fee of £8.75.
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 3QUWhat 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.
- 24 October 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 23 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children show they feel comfortable and at ease in this friendly and welcoming nursery. Staff know the children well and meet their individual needs effectively.
They make sure they keep up to date with babies' changing routines and support them to feel secure, be ready to explore and become curious. Babies confidently participate in the activities, such as exploring the 'autumn' tray, knowing there is a special adult for reassurance should they need it. Toddlers show a positive attitude towards their learning and are learning to play together with their friends. Staff set out resources that they know interest the children and support them as they play together, promoting their speech and language and their social skills. Pre-school children are confident around visitors and show they have formed close relationships with staff. Staff engage the children in conversations and help them think about and recall past experiences. Children become confident communicators and, overall, develop good social skills.
The provider and staff have a clear intent for the curriculum to help children gain the knowledge and skills they need to move through the nursery and on to school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help staff implement strategies to support all children to learn the importance of the rules and boundaries, in particular to wait their turn n engage parents more effectively in supporting some key aspects of their children's personal, social and emotional development between the nursery and home.
- 23 September 2024Good
- 4 June 2019Good
- 15 February 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Forest Nursery Limited
- 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 £8.75 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.
- 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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