Little Pips Nursery
Good★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Chippenham for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 2006, with 62 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
SN15 1LHWhat 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, 9 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at nursery excited for their day. Calm, nurturing and familiar staff welcome them. Knowledgeable staff effectively communicate with parents and help them to feel happy and confident that their child is well supported while in their care. Children enter the nursery environment confidently and quickly engage with others. For example, older children happily talk to staff and friends about their superhero outfits they have chosen to wear as part of dress-up day. Children build meaningful relationships with others.
The management team and staff plan and deliver an ambitious curriculum. They use their knowledge of the children to build on what they already know and what they need to learn to ensure they are ready for their next stage of development.
Staff use children's interests to create exciting activities for them. Older babies develop their physical skills when they engage in ice play. They use tools to 'smash'
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help toddlers and older children to develop and practise their independence skills more consistently, especially at mealtimes.
- 9 June 2023Good
- 16 May 2019Outstanding
- 27 June 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Pips 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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