Little Robins Nursery
Good★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Melksham for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2023. Open since 2016, with 37 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
SN12 7BTWhat 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, 18 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children eagerly arrive at this welcoming nursery. They form good bonds with staff and develop positive social skills. Babies demonstrate that they feel safe and secure, exploring resources and snuggling up to staff to share books and when they feel tired. Toddlers show care and consideration as they carefully tuck in baby dolls with blankets and serve 'meals' to their peers from the toy kitchen. Older children enjoy playing board games together; they confidently tell adults how to play and what they need to do to win.
The manager has a clear vision of the curriculum and high expectations of staff and children. She knows what she wants children to learn as they move through the nursery and on to school. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress from their starting points.
Children develop very good listening and attention skills and learn to concentrate for long periods. Pre-school children thoroughly enjoy a story about the 'colour monster', developing their understanding of emotions. Staff support them extremely successfully to recall previous learning. Children know that 'authors'
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on staff's skills and confidence to improve the quality of teaching to a consistently high level to enhance the language development of older babies even further n give children clear explanations about the consequences of their actions to reinforce their understanding of the behaviour expectations.
- 18 July 2023Good
- 13 April 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Robins 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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