Little Pippins Preschool
Little Pippins Preschool, Pen Close, Swindon, SN25 3LWWhat Ofsted found
Requires improvement Inspected 22 July 2025
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
The third of the four grades: not yet good, and the nursery had to improve. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Little Pippins Preschool sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in South West, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.
| Child's age | You pay a week | About a month |
|---|---|---|
| From 9 months to 2 | £145 | £460 |
| 2 years old | £133 | £422 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £122 | £388 |
A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.
Little Pippins Preschool against Swindon
| Little Pippins Preschool | Swindon average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 55 | 70 |
| Ofsted outcome | Requires improvement | 85% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Little Pippins Preschool
- What Ofsted grade does Little Pippins Preschool have?
- Little Pippins Preschool was rated Requires improvement at its inspection on 22 July 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Little Pippins Preschool take?
- Ofsted registers Little Pippins Preschool for 55 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Swindon has 70.
- How much does Little Pippins Preschool cost?
- Little Pippins Preschool sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South West charges £181 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does Little Pippins Preschool offer 30 hours free childcare?
- Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Little Pippins Preschool how it offers them.
- When was Little Pippins Preschool last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Little Pippins Preschool on 22 July 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Little Pippins Preschool?
- Nearby in SN25: Happy Days Day Nursery Abbey Meads Swindon, Haydon Meadow Pre-School, The Nursery of Narnia and out of school club (Moredon).
Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.
Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.
Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.