Townsend Barn Nursery
OutstandingBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Devizes for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in April 2023. Open since 2011, with 54 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
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
SN10 1SDWhat 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, 19 April 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The manager and staff are dedicated to promoting a curriculum that aspires for all children to become confident learners in all areas of development. Staff focus very well on developing children's communication and language, and they encourage their deep interest in books. Children excel in their speech, imagination and early literacy skills. All staff have completed a communication and language programme.
This has supported them to skilfully deliver exceptionally high-quality story times through books and games. Children are deeply involved in the activities and demonstrate excitement, enthusiasm and exceptionally clear language skills from these experiences. Children borrow books from the lending library to take home and read with their parents, which has been a successful achievement.
Children are confident in exploring the superb opportunities to investigate activities and manage their own risks to thoroughly develop their thinking. For example, staff support children to create their own play dough. This involves pouring, scooping and mixing ingredients to explore how it turns from wet to dry dough. When there are spillages, staff are extremely supportive and quickly construct learning experiences. They ask the children what happened, how it happened, how they could fix the problem and what they can do to prevent this from happening again.
- 19 April 2023Outstanding
- 24 August 2017Outstanding
- 24 November 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Townsend Barn Nursery
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- 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.
- 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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