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Nurseries in Chippenham

There are 31 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Chippenham, and 6 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Chippenham

  • Ofsted report cards: 3 settings (4 Strong standard, 13 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 23 settings (4 Outstanding, 19 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Atelier Nursery Chippenham - Day nursery, Chippenham SN15 3JW, ages 0 to 4, 72 places
    Ofsted, 19 June 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Benger Bears Pre-School - Pre-school, Chippenham SN15 4RP, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 27 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Busy Bees Day Nursery at Chippenham - Day nursery, Chippenham SN14 0BJ, ages 0 to 4, 106 places
    Ofsted, 13 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bybrook Pre-School - Day nursery, Chippenham SN14 7EJ, ages 2 to 4, 25 places
    Ofsted, 9 June 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Cherry Blossom Preschool - Day nursery, Chippenham SN14 6NU, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 6 December 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Colerne Preschool Limited - Pre-school, Chippenham SN14 8EL, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 7 November 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Dodford Farm Daycare Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Chippenham SN15 4DE, ages 0 to 4, 70 places
    Ofsted, 15 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Forest Nursery Limited - Day nursery, Chippenham SN15 3QU, ages 0 to 4, 35 places
    Ofsted, 23 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Happy Feet Childcare - Day nursery, Chippenham SN15 2EZ, 29 places
  • Key Day Nursery - Day nursery, Chippenham SN15 3AJ, ages 1 to 4, 61 places
    Ofsted, 17 November 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Planet Brinkworth - Day nursery, Chippenham SN15 5DX, 102 places
  • Little Barn Nursery - Day nursery, Chippenham SN14 7JZ, 24 places
  • Little Pips Nursery - Day nursery, Chippenham SN15 1LH, ages 0 to 4, 62 places
    Ofsted, 9 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Lodge Farm Nursery School - Day nursery, Chippenham SN15 5PY, ages 0 to 4, 96 places
    Ofsted report card, 24 February 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 1 area; safeguarding standards met
  • Lordsmead Pre-School Playgroup - Day nursery, Chippenham SN14 0LL, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 7 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Marshfield Pre-School - Day nursery, Chippenham SN14 8RA, ages 2 to 10, 24 places
    Ofsted, 13 June 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Moonbeams Pre-School - Pre-school, Chippenham SN14 0AS, ages 2 to 3, 26 places
    Ofsted, 8 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • My Montessori Way - Day nursery, Chippenham SN15 2LF, 20 places
  • New Road Children's Day Care Nursery - Day nursery, Chippenham SN15 1HP, ages 0 to 4, 78 places
    Ofsted report card, 3 December 2025: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • North Wraxall Pre-School Playgroup - Pre-school, Chippenham SN14 7AF, ages 2 to 4, 25 places
    Ofsted, 3 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Pewsham Preschool Ltd - Pre-school, Chippenham SN15 3SY, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 30 April 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • RISE Pre-School @ The Oaks - Pre-school, Chippenham SN15 1DU, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 10 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Riverside Pre-School - Pre-school, Chippenham SN15 3PN, ages 3 to 4, 18 places
    Ofsted, 19 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Snowdrop Cottage Day Nursery - Day nursery, Chippenham SN15 3JW, ages 0 to 2, 26 places
    Ofsted, 28 February 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Snowdrop Cottage Preschool - Day nursery, Chippenham SN15 3JW, ages 2 to 4, 44 places
    Ofsted, 23 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Springboard - Pre-school, Chippenham SN15 3SY, ages 1 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 14 February 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Stagecoach Chippenham & Melksham - Pre-school, Chippenham SN14 6HJ
  • Sunny Days Pre School Lyneham - Day nursery, Chippenham SN15 4QJ, ages 1 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 15 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Woodlands Childcare - Pre-school, Chippenham SN15 3EA, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 7 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • YMCA Little Ducklings Nursery - Day nursery, Chippenham SN15 4QA, ages 2 to 4, 58 places
    Ofsted report card, 11 August 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • YMCA Redland Nursery - Day nursery, Chippenham SN14 0JE, ages 0 to 4, 52 places
    Ofsted, 2 November 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Colerne After School Club Ltd - Out-of-school club, Chippenham SN14 8EL, 22 places
  • Kids Planet BEDS Out of School Club - Out-of-school club, Chippenham SN15 5AX, 35 places
  • Kington Kids - Out-of-school club, Chippenham SN14 6HX, 30 places
  • PH Camps - Kings Lodge - Out-of-school club, Chippenham SN15 3SY, 60 places
  • PH Camps - Stanton St Quintin - Out-of-school club, Chippenham SN14 6DQ, 20 places
  • Smart Owls Ltd - Out-of-school club, Chippenham SN14 0QT, 50 places

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Chippenham

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.