Manor Farm Nursery School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Salisbury for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £46.50 a day for 2 years, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 2006, with 54 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
50 weeks a year, price list dated September 2026.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 2 yearsbirth to 2y | £51.00The fee from 9am to 3pm £74.75The fee from 9am to 5.30pm | £8.50The fee from 12 noon to 1pm, 1 hrs £19.50The fee from 3.30 to 5.30pm, 2 hrs £25.50The fee from 9am to 12 noon or The fee from 12 noon to 3pm, 3 hrs | £8.50Additional hours cost | |
| 2 years2y to 3y | £46.50The fee from 9am to 3pm £68.38The fee from 9am to 5.30pm | £7.75The fee from 12 noon to 1pm, 1 hrs £18.00The fee from 3.30pm to 5.30pm, 2 hrs £23.25The fee from 9am to 12 noon or The fee from 12 noon to 3pm, 3 hrs | £7.75Additional hours cost | |
| 3-5 years3y to 5y | £45.00The fee from 9am to 3pm £66.25The fee from 9am to 5.30pm | £7.50The fee from 12 noon to 1pm, 1 hrs £17.50The fee from 3.30pm to 5.30pm, 2 hrs £22.50The fee from 9am to 12 noon or The fee from 12 noon to 3pm, 3 hrs | £7.50Additional hours cost |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £3.75 to £4.25 a session The fee for an early start from 8.30am to 9am or late finish
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
The Nursery Grant is available for all children from 9 months and over, up to 15 or 30 hours per week for 38 weeks of the year (Term-Time Only). We also cater for better together funded children.
Worth knowing. Attendance during school holidays will be charged at full price. For 3 and 4 year olds receiving the grant there is an additional charge of £7.00 for those wishing to take part in the enhanced activities with specialist teachers (French, Dance, Music, and Football) during the morning sessions.
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
SP2 8PUWhat 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, 26 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at nursery excited and eager for their day. Kind, welcoming staff greet them with enthusiasm and happiness. Approachable, caring staff give parents time to share any information they need to about their child as they drop them off.
As children walk to their classrooms with staff, they discuss the exciting day they have ahead at nursery and all the fun things they can do.
Children display very good behaviour. This has been a big focus since the last inspection. Babies play cooperatively as they excitedly bang cups together. They look to each other and giggle at the sounds they make. Toddlers share willingly when they do puzzles together. Skilled staff sensitively support them to negotiate when they both want the same puzzle. Older children sit together for 'assembly'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- increase the opportunities for younger children to develop their independence with their hygiene routines.
- 26 January 2023Good
- 5 October 2022Inadequate
- 22 March 2018Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Manor Farm Nursery 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 £46.50 a day 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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