Winsley Acorns Preschool
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Bradford-On-Avon for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open sessions in term time, often mornings. £7.15 an hour for two years, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2025. Open since 2023, with 34 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| Two years2y to 3y | £7.15Children aged two years | |
| Three3y to 4y | £6.95upon receipt of government funding |
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £1.50 an hour voluntary charge per funded hourper funded hour that your child attends the setting, includes snacks, consumables and educational enhancement
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 hours of funding per week.
Worth knowing. Can be taken flexibly as blocks of time with a minimum of 2 sessions per week; voluntary charge of £1.50 per funded hour.
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
BA15 2JNWhat 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, 9 June 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive eager to learn and demonstrate high levels of emotional security.
They settle swiftly into well-established routines and form strong, trusting relationships with staff. Staff provide consistent emotional support through warm, responsive interactions. As a result, all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), feel safe, valued and ready to engage in learning.
The setting's ethos reflects a clear commitment to inclusion, mutual respect and high-quality early education. Staff create a rich, purposeful learning environment and plan a curriculum that reflects children's interests, experiences and backgrounds. This thoughtful approach captures children's curiosity and sustains their engagement over time.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- focus staff development on knowing when to challenge older children more, to enable them to make even greater progress.
- 9 June 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
Still missing for Winsley Acorns Preschool
- 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 £7.15 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.