South Hills Nursery (Salisbury)
Outstanding★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Salisbury for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 2010, with 54 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 9DYWhat 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, 7 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy, exuberant and feel loved. Staff are enthusiastic, professional and delight in all children. They expertly ask young children to use their words to say how they would like to move to music. Children feel listened to and love to express themselves in movement while learning to use new vocabulary. Staff skilfully provide older children with a blend of planned learning activities alongside time for them to explore and have their own ideas. Children's attention is captivated as they sustain their concentration and listen with fascination to the sounds in words. They delight in recognising challenging shapes and love to think of creative and inventive ways of answering questions about colours.
Children are kind to one another and behave exceptionally well as they play together. Children feel confident, safe and secure. They love to talk about their play, such as explaining how their superhero models have 'powers'. All children make excellent progress, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff are patient and give children the time that they need to engage in activities and incorporate learning into all aspects of their play and routines.
- 7 March 2023Outstanding
- 20 July 2017Outstanding
- 7 November 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for South Hills Nursery (Salisbury)
- 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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