Windmill Hill Day Nursery
Good★ 3.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Swindon for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2025. Open since 2004, with 121 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 Swindon
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Swindon 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
SN5 6NXWhat 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, 5 September 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff deliver engaging, purposeful experiences that ignite children's curiosity and inspire a love for learning. They create stimulating environments, where children remain happy, focused and involved in exploration. By responding thoughtfully to children's interests, such as setting up fossil digs, clay mark making with dinosaur feet and related book-based discovery, staff motivate children to investigate, imagine and learn.
Leaders have designed a well-sequenced curriculum that carefully plans learning experiences to build on each child's existing knowledge and skills. Practitioners regularly assess children to identify their starting points and design activities that meet their individual learning needs. This structured and responsive approach helps every child make consistent progress and prepares them confidently for the next stage of their education.
Staff working with younger children prioritise secure attachments and create nurturing environments that support emotional well-being. They manage transitions sensitively, ensuring children feel confident and prepared for their next stage of learning. By recognising the challenges these changes can bring, staff provide individualised support and respond promptly to emotional needs, ensuring a smooth and reassuring experience for every child. Carefully planned resources, such as books and sensory spaces, promote emotional literacy, helping children understand boundaries, express emotions and seek support appropriately.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to consistently model language for younger children to support early communication and vocabulary development n develop coaching and mentoring support for staff to strengthen their interactions, to ensure all children benefit from consistently high-quality teaching.
- 5 September 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 11 November 2022Outstanding
- 29 November 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Windmill Hill 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.
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