Sixpenny
Good★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Devizes for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2023. Open since 2012, with 138 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
SN10 2LTWhat 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.
- 12 May 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 17 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children's confidence grows effectively in the caring environment that the friendly staff provide. Babies snuggle in with staff to look at their 'family book', excitedly pointing at photographs. There is a calm atmosphere across the whole nursery.
Staff have undertaken training to help them support children's behaviour. Babies and younger children learn to take turns. Older children play together well and build friendships. They 'pass a hug' around their group during their early morning welcome session. Children also learn about their emotions by engaging in interesting activities, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
The nursery curriculum is well planned and ensures that children develop their skills effectively. Staff make good use of all areas, including the meadow and woodland, to provide children with wonderfully inspiring opportunities to be active outside and to explore the natural world. Babies negotiate little slopes and suitably challenging terrain in their designated garden. Toddlers excitedly explore the crunchy leaves in the woodland. They make mixtures with leaves and sticks and add water, collecting this independently from the tap. Older children enjoy a game of 'What's the time, the manager?'. They imaginatively build a helicopter with large construction blocks and work together to carry this around to make it 'fly'. They also enjoy exploring pumpkins in their forest school session, as well as yoga out in the meadow.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - plan more precisely and adapt teaching to younger children's needs, developing their skills to the highest level n make the most of opportunities to encourage children to do things for themselves and persevere with tasks, and develop their independence skills further n support staff working with the younger children to consistently organise the routines of the day as effectively as possible.
- 17 October 2023Good
- 13 May 2019Outstanding
- 12 April 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Sixpenny
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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