Queensway Chapel Nursery
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Melksham for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2023. Open since 2004, with 48 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
The term after their third birthday all children are entitled to 15 hour’s funded nursery education per week during school term times. These hours can be spread out to cover school holidays if you wish, and equate to 11 hours per week all year around. In addition, some two, three and four year olds may qualify for 30 hour’s funded nursery education per week. Some two-year-olds may receive 15 hours.
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 7LQWhat 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 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children have strong relationships with staff. Staff quickly give them lots of reassurance and support when children are struggling to deal with their emotions or understand expectations. Children enjoy staff's company and show respect for them, listening and adapting their behaviour appropriately. Children learn about the needs of others as well as the boundaries in place for their safety. They share toys and learn to play cooperatively. Staff are closely supported by the nursery's special educational needs coordinator (SENCo). They offer very timely and effective help for children who require perceptive intervention and additional support.
Children make good progress. Staff work together to form their curriculum, linking this to children's interests and learning needs. Children develop their dexterity well.
They paint and make marks readily with fun items such, as toy dinosaurs, creating footprints and patterns. Children build with blocks and have fun coating large bricks with shaving foam and sticking them together to form stronger towers. Staff encourage children's maths skills discussing sizes and counting bricks. Group times are led well. Children enjoy story time. Staff inspire children's interest and involve them effectively using props such as story sacks. They ask children questions to encourage their thinking and conversation and ensure that all children, including those that are quieter are given time to respond. Children's confidence and communication progress well, this includes children who need additional help in this area and those who speak English as an additional language.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to flexibly adapt their teaching during activities and suitably challenge all the children involved n make sure the environment is consistently inspiring for children, so they can readily follow their interests and develop their skills and involvement as much as possible.
- 26 July 2023Good
- 3 September 2019Good
- 5 September 2018Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Queensway Chapel Nursery
- What it costs
- 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
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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
- 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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