Jellytots Pre-School
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Swindon for children from birth to 5, open 08:45 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 1988, with 16 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
SN5 5SBWhat 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, 23 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children happily arrive at this nurturing pre-school. Kind, caring staff welcome them. Children develop their independence as they hang up their belongings, find their name card and place it on the registration board. They then find a space to sit ready for morning circle time. Children confidently say 'good morning' to their friends and staff. They discuss the weather and their day ahead. Children learn the
'sound of the week' and make links between the sound and words. Children engage well and develop their language skills.
Staff are fun and approachable. Children build secure relationships with them and demonstrate they are safe and secure in the pre-school. In the garden, staff initiate a game. Children giggle with excitement as they run from the 'sharks'. Children use their physical skills to balance and climb on the climbing frame so they don't fall into the 'water'. Staff model play and entice children to join in. Children flourish with the attention staff provide them.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve the support provided by staff during group activities to ensure that all children are able to engage successfully.
- 23 March 2023Good
- 12 July 2017Good
- 19 November 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Jellytots Pre-School
- 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.