St. Osmund's Preschool
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Salisbury for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:15, 5 days a week. £6.40 an hour for 2 year olds, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2022. Open since 2007, with 104 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 year olds2y to 3y | £6.402 year olds | |
| 3-4 year olds3y to 4y | £6.153-4 year olds |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £10.00 a term Termly Snack ContributionIf you do not wish to pay, you may bring in your own snack in line
- £10.00 late feelate payments (7 days after date of invoice)
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
We accept Universal Funding for 3& 4 year olds, Working Parent Funding for 2,, 3& 4 year olds as well as Better2gether Funding for 2 year olds.
Worth knowing. There are no restrictions as to when funded hours can be used.
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 2SGWhat 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, 17 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive ready to learn at this welcoming and diverse pre-school. They demonstrate how safe and content they feel as they quickly settle to a good balance of adult-led and self-chosen activities. They enjoy using the varied range of resources indoors and outside which support their learning. For example, they play in the garden centre which has been created to encourage imaginative play.
Children are well behaved and develop good social skills.
Staff have high expectations for all children, including those with special education needs and/or disabilities and those who are learning English as an additional language. For example, they use a programme to develop children's speaking and understanding skills. Staff implement a well-planned curriculum that enables children to make good progress from their starting points.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on the existing support for the communication skills of those with delayed speech and those who are learning English as an additional language to help them make even better progress n provide more opportunities for children to learn about, and value, their own cultural backgrounds and those of others.
- 17 March 2022Good
- 11 May 2018Outstanding
- 22 May 2014Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for St. Osmund's Preschool
- 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
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.
- Is £6.40 an hour still the rate? 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.
- 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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