Goddard Park Day Care Centre
OutstandingBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Swindon for children from birth to 5, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in August 2022. Open since 2005, with 84 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 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 2QNWhat 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, 17 August 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children feel safe and secure in this deeply caring day care. They form strong attachments to staff, who are affectionate and nurturing. Staff encourage babies to explore the world around them. For example, babies feel rough sticks and let mud run through their fingers. They splash in the water tray and climb and scramble.
They sway and dance to familiar songs that staff sing as they play. Staff follow home routines for personal care, which they conduct with warmth and respect.
Children become engrossed in a wealth of fascinating and highly challenging activities and experiences, which staff expertly provide. Older children are curious and make their own discoveries, such as finding that seeds will float to the surface if they put too much water in the pot. Children are confident and impressively independent, serving and clearing away their own lunch, for example. Children make exceptional progress. They start school with the skills and knowledge they need, and a real thirst for learning.
- 17 August 2022Outstanding
- 9 August 2016Good
- 25 September 2012Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Goddard Park Day Care 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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