Little Bears Pre School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Devizes for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £39.60 a session, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2016, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year.
| Age | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £19.80Morning, 3 hrs £26.40Morning and lunch, 4 hrs £39.60Full day, 6 hrs | £6.60payable termly |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £0.50 a session Snack charge (optional)
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Children are funded by Wiltshire Council Education Department from the term after their 3rd birthday for 15hrs p/w. Funding is for 38 weeks of the year. Some parents may be eligible for 30hrs funding. Some parents might qualify for the 15/30hrs funding for 2-year-olds.
Worth knowing. If claiming 2yr old funding or 30hrs funding, a code must be obtained before the term your child will start.
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
SN10 3BFWhat 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 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children confidently separate from their parents/carers and eagerly enter the preschool. They find their friends and are quick to engage in their play, showing a positive attitude towards their learning. Staff welcome the children warmly, showing they know the children well as they have conversations with them about their family lives. Children show they have formed secure attachments with staff and feel safe and secure. Children join in with group times and are confident to tell their friends what they would like to do, such as washing the babies and making play dough.
The manager knows the skills and knowledge she wants the children to gain in readiness for school. Most children make good progress, including those children who learn English as an additional language and those who receive additional funding. Staff are quick to seek additional support for those children who may be behind in their development. However, at times, the curriculum does not focus on the key areas some children need to learn next to help close any gaps in learning even more quickly.
Children recall prior learning as staff encourage them to talk about previous activities, showing they have consolidated what they have learned. Children talk about when they planted strawberries and proudly remember that plants need water and sun to grow.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- place more focus on what children need to learn next when implementing the curriculum, including for those children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, to help them make the best possible progress n train staff to place a stronger focus on supporting children's early mathematical skills during activities and routines.
- 23 May 2023Good
- 1 October 2018Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Bears Pre School
- 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 £39.60 a session 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.
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