Imagination Childcare Ltd
OutstandingTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Swindon for babies from 3 months up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £7.50 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 2015, with 52 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Any hours taken in addition to the funded entitlement are charged at £7.50 per hour
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15-hour and 30-hour Government Early Years funding.
Worth knowing. Consumables charges must be voluntary, and parents must be given the option to opt in or out of these charges.
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
SN2 2JRWhat 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, 24 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are thriving superbly in their communication and language development across all age groups. Babies are cheerfully babbling and developing early communication. Toddlers are practising their newly learned language skills by creating friendships and communicating their needs to trusted staff. Pre-school children have exceptional language skills, and confidently have meaningful conversations with adults and peers during role play and circle times. They are currently learning sign language as alternative communication and to develop strong relationships with peers with special educational needs and/or disabilities
(SEND). Staff provide engaging and interactive story times to support the development of language. They are excellent role models as they strongly promote their calm, caring and supportive nature.
Children have grasped a superb understanding of the world around them. The remarkable knowledge that they retain is developed from the staff's skilfully planned experiences for all children. The children connect with other nurseries from
- 24 March 2023Outstanding
- 6 September 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Imagination Childcare Ltd
- 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.
- Is £7.50 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.
- 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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