Larkhill Garrison Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Larkhill 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 Good by Ofsted in July 2023. Open since 2016, with 36 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
SP4 8DGWhat 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, 6 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children very much enjoy nursery. They begin and end their day full of enthusiasm.
Children independently place their lunch boxes on the shelf and immediately get involved with the planned activities that staff have prepared for them. Children explore the garden and find unripe strawberries growing in containers. Staff teach children the vocabulary to help them to explain that the fruit needs more sunshine and time to ripen. Staff introduce early literacy development into their curriculum.
Children begin to learn to hear the sounds within words by tapping the syllables of their names on musical instruments. They develop the skills they need to help them in their future learning. Older children are ready to move to school. They play
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- ensure that planned activities are challenging for children so that they make even more progress and learn to persevere when tasks are tricky.
- 6 July 2023Good
- 11 January 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Larkhill Garrison Nursery
- 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.