South Hills City Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Salisbury for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 June 2023. Open since 2014, with 69 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
SP2 7SNWhat 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 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy and keen to attend. They form close and trusting relationships with the staff, who support the children well as they move up through the playrooms. This helps children to feel safe, settled and secure. Babies benefit from a calm and nurturing environment in which staff meet their care routines well.
Staff help children to learn positive values and how to behave well. They provide gentle and consistent guidance that helps children to share, take turns and play kindly. Staff provide good role models and help address any specific issues with children sensitively. For example, they read themed books, explore emotions and provide quiet areas for children to calm down and reflect.
Children benefit from a good range of learning opportunities and regular outings, such as forest school trips, to support their all-round development. They move freely between the indoor and outdoor play areas, making their own choices. Many children spend much of their playtime outside, where they explore, investigate and create their own ideas. For example, children work together to make 'potato and seaweed soup' and 'treats' in the play kitchen, laughing together at their creations.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support all children who learn English as an additional language to use their home language in the setting
- provide more challenging experiences to extend the learning of more developed children even further.
- 26 June 2023Good
- 14 February 2019Good
- 4 August 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for South Hills City Nursery
- 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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