Neston Preschool Playgroup
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Corsham for from 2 years up to school age, open 8am to 6pm. £5.85 an hour. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2025. Open since 1992, with 32 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
£5.85/hour
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
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
SN13 9SNWhat 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, 14 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
This pre-school places children's needs first and foremost. Staff work hard to identify and support every child's unique needs. As children arrive, they are warmly welcomed by the friendly, caring staff, who understand each child's personality.
Children are happy and eager to take part in activities. Children who are new to the pre-school receive lots of support and attention to help them settle at their own pace. Children build close relationships with staff. They actively seek them out to join in their games.
Staff encourage children's positive attitudes towards learning. They ensure that the learning environment is well prepared with a good range of activities that match children's interests. Children explore the environment freely and remain busy in their play. For example, they develop their physical skills as they climb the slide and expand their fine motor control by holding and manipulating play dough.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen training to provide all staff with tailored support that meets their individual needs to build on their skills and further enhance how they teach the curriculum n allow sufficient time when posing questions to children to allow them to answer, and fully explain their own ideas and what they think.
- 14 January 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 19 March 2019Good
- 4 March 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Neston Preschool Playgroup
- Funded hours
- 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
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 £5.85 an hour still the rate? 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.
- 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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