Seesaw 2
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Trowbridge for babies from 9 months up to school age, 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 May 2022. Open since 2001, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 hours a week for 3 and 4 year olds; 30 hours a week for working parents from the term after the child turns 9 months; 15 hours for some 2 year olds meeting criteria.
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
BA14 7HWWhat 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, 23 May 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children come into the nursery happily and settle quickly. Staff are warm and nurturing in their interactions with children, which makes children feel valued and secure. Staff get to know children and their interests well and plan activities that build on what children already know and can do. For example, young children are encouraged to further explore their interest in colours and patterns through matching and sorting activities. Older children talk confidently about their families and their friends at the nursery.
Children show positive attitudes towards learning and become deeply involved in activities. They use clay and herbs creatively and become absorbed in what they are doing. Younger children enjoy exploring the feel of dough and investigate squeezing and manipulating it with their hands. This develops children's physical control, promoting early literacy skills. Children's behaviour is good. Children are polite and say 'please' and 'thank you'. Staff praise children, which reinforces their positive behaviours.
Parents are complimentary about the staff and how they get to know their children's individual needs. Parents are kept informed about their children's development. Staff work with parents and other professionals to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. They put plans in place to support children to access the curriculum and make progress in their development.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- use the inside and outside spaces effectively to maximise children's learning and development opportunities across all areas n provide children with frequent opportunities to be active and to promote their physical health.
- 23 May 2022Good
- 1 December 2016Good
- 3 June 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Seesaw 2
- What it costs
- 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.
- 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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