Wroughton Pre School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Swindon for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £21.00 a session for 2-year-olds, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2024. Open since 1974, with 28 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| 2-year-olds2y to 3y | £21.00Non-fundeds for 2-year-olds | |
| 3 and 4-year-olds3y to 4y | £18.00Non-fundeds for 3 and 4-year-olds |
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 hours for all 3 and 4 year olds; up to 30 hours for eligible working families; 2-year-old funding; from September 2025, 30 hours for working families with children from 9 months.
Worth knowing. Funded sessions subject to availability, up to 30 hours per week during term time only. A signed Parental Declaration Form is required for all funded children. Eligibility code must be issued before the deadline.
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
SN4 0RTWhat 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, 10 May 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The manager and staff implement a varied curriculum, helping all children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), to develop the skills they need for future learning. Children's independence shines as they recognise their named pegs, take off their coats and hang them up. Children build and develop their small muscles when squeezing tubes that release water as they wash their hands independently. Outside, older children learn to negotiate space and practise using their bigger physical skills as they lift and carry small tyres, stacking them on top of each other. They work together and use vocabulary such as 'It is wobbly' and 'I have big muscles.' Staff encourage children's mathematical development and ask them, 'How many have you stacked?' Children confidently count to 10, holding up 10 fingers. Children manage their own conflicts and solve problems well when deciding who is going to use the whisk first as they stir sand, water and flowers to make pancakes.
Parents report on consistent sharing of information regarding their children's development and next steps in learning. They value 'stay and play' opportunities and comment on how staff are 'reassuring, warm and approachable'. Parents notice how children have 'grown in confidence' and have an 'inquisitive love of learning'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to implement more consistent approaches to behaviour management to help children better understand how their behaviour has an impact on others n develop staff interactions with children to build on what children already know and can do to challenge their learning even further.
- 10 May 2024Good
- 7 June 2018Good
- 13 November 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Wroughton Pre School
- Meals
- Nappies
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 £21.00 a session 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.