Lordsmead Pre-School Playgroup
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Chippenham for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2022. Open since 1992, with 32 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
SN14 0LLWhat 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, 7 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and clearly enjoy their time spent at the pre-school. Staff have a caring nature that supports children to settle quickly. Children form strong attachments to their key person. This helps children to feel safe and secure and supports their emotional well-being.
Staff provide exciting learning experiences for children. All children participate in weekly outdoor forest-school sessions. This includes sensory experiences, such as lying on the ground and listening to the leaves rustling overhead. Children enjoy learning about the world around them as they explore the natural materials. Staff have high expectations of even the youngest children and they respect and understand the rules of these sessions. This means they benefit from activities such as climbing trees and using tools which help them manage risks and solve problems.
Children demonstrate high levels of confidence. Children of all ages independently follow their own interests and access resources they are curious about. They play happily with their peers and form good friendships. The pre-school is inclusive and welcomes all children to learn and play in the supportive environment. All children, including those in receipt of additional funding and with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress from their starting points.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop further the focus on children's early language development so that all children are supported to make the best possible progress n review and improve the organisation of daily routines, to maximise children's learning and promote their independence.
- 7 October 2022Good
- 30 January 2017Good
- 13 November 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Lordsmead Pre-School Playgroup
- 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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