Rudloe Pre School
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Corsham for children from birth to 5, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2022. Open since 2018, with 20 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
SN13 0LDWhat 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, 20 January 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children show that they feel safe and secure as they confidently separate from their parents and enter this welcoming pre-school. They are keen to choose their activities, and some choose to paint at the easel together, talking about their creations. Other children explore the sand in the 'tuff tray', scooping the sand and making towers with blocks and showing good hand-to-eye coordination. Older children show staff the letter sounds and numbers that they recognise on the blocks, demonstrating that they have consolidated what they have already learned.
Children have plenty of opportunities to revisit and talk about what they have learned. Staff encourage them to recall the importance of cleaning their teeth during games, stories and a dental activity. Children remember and talk about what they know. Staff have high expectations of the children. They remind children of the rules, such as walking when indoors. Children show that they enjoy taking responsibility when they help tidy away the toys for lunch.
Children benefit from very positive partnerships with parents. Parents report that, although they cannot enter the pre-school due to the COVID-19 pandemic, communication with key staff is good. They say that they know what their children are learning and their individual targets. Parents state they receive ideas on how to continue learning at home, which supports a consistent approach towards children's learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help staff understand the importance of giving children more time to think about and answer their questions, to enable them to express their thoughts and ideas more effectively n monitor children's engagement in activities to offer more consistent challenge to their learning.
- 20 January 2022Good
- 17 May 2021Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Rudloe Pre School
- 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.
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