Longleaze Pre-School and Nursery
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Swindon for from 2 years up to school age, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £19.50 a session, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2024. Open since 1993, with 52 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
The current price is £19.50 for a morning or afternoon session.
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Up to 15 hours of free sessions a week for 3 and 4 year olds; up to 30 hour funding for eligible parents; up to 15 hours for eligible 2-year-olds.
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
SN4 8BAWhat 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, 11 October 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children have warm, positive relationships with staff. They are happy to attend and settle quickly. Staff have a gentle, caring approach that supports children's emotional well-being. Key workers know children and their families well. When children first start attending, they have a settling-in period to suit their individual needs. This contributes to children feeling safe and secure.
Staff provide a wide range of resources and activities for children to play with.
Children enjoy exploring the indoor and outdoor environments with their friends.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop ways for staff to reflect on training they attend and have opportunities to share their knowledge with others, so it has an impact on their practice.
- 11 October 2024Good
- 7 January 2019Good
- 16 March 2015Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Longleaze Pre-School and Nursery
- 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 £19.50 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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