St. Marks Pre-School
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Salisbury for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2022. Open since 2013, with 40 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
SP1 3BLWhat 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, 10 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy when they arrive and are eager to go into pre-school to play.
Children have access to a wide variety of resources and staff provide interesting activities that spark children's interests. Children eagerly dig for 'dinosaur bones'
together and make roads in the sand pit. Older children demonstrate good focus and concentration as they paint pictures of the flowers that staff display. Children are kind and considerate; they listen and follow rules well. For instance, children sit nicely and remain calm as they handle the ducklings and talk about how to care for them.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- continue to develop planning to ensure that all children are challenged in their learning, so that they achieve to the highest level n strengthen the organisation of group activities so that all children, including those who are more quiet and less confident, can be more involved.
- 10 March 2022Good
- 6 December 2016Good
- 18 September 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for St. Marks 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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