The Haig Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Salisbury for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2022. Open since 2002, with 64 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
SP4 9FDWhat 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, 22 February 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy, safe and secure. They have developed warm and trusting bonds with their key person and the staff team. Staff are attentive to the children's needs and support them in a calm and nurturing way. Behaviour is good and the nursery routines are well understood. Children know how to share and take turns.
They enjoy helping each other. For example, children are keen to help to tidy up and pass around the water jugs at lunchtime.
Children participate in the wide range of activities provided for them. For instance, they decorate paper plates to make masks that represent different emotions. Staff talk positively with children to help them to recognise their feelings and how to manage them appropriately. They read familiar stories with children about emotions in an exciting and engaging manner. Children concentrate and listen well.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff's teaching skills to help them make the most of all opportunities to extend children's learning even further - enhance the planning for children's next steps in learning to ensure they are more finely tuned to meet children's individual needs.
- 22 February 2022Good
- 7 June 2013Outstanding
- 24 October 2008Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Haig Day 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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