11 nurseries in SN2 (Swindon town centre north of the railway line, inner suburbs to the north and northwest including Upper Stratton and Kingsdown)

Every day nursery with a SN2 postcode, best rated first, and what a place costs in South West after the free hours.

11 day nurseries

2 rated Outstanding

2 with a new report card (18%)

541 places in total

£133 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Day nurseries in SN2 (Swindon town centre north of the railway line, inner suburbs to the north and northwest including Upper Stratton and Kingsdown), best rated first

All 11 day nurseries in SN2 (Swindon town centre north of the railway line, inner suburbs to the north and northwest including Upper Stratton and Kingsdown)
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Imagination Childcare Ltd SN2 2JR	Outstanding	24 March 2023	52
2	Arc All Aboard Nursery SN2 7JQ	Outstanding	17 May 2022	12
3	Poppies Nursery SN2 1HL	Expected standard in all 6	15 April 2026	60
4	Mini Steamers Childcare SN2 2HS	Expected standard in all 6	27 March 2026	120
5	Playsteps Kembrey SN2 8AD	Good	10 March 2025	28
6	The Meadows Cheeky Chimps Childcare SN2 7SH	Good	27 November 2024	66
7	Sunrise Nursery School Limited SN2 7SH	Good	23 March 2023	34
8	Bramble House Day Nursery SN2 8DS	Good	23 November 2022	55
9	North Star Nursery Ltd SN2 1FL	Good	19 August 2022	40
10	St Philips Preschool SN2 7RE	Good	13 June 2022	26
11	The Play Den Nursery SN2 7JQ	Good	13 July 2021	48

How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.

SN2 is in Swindon.

Nursery fees in SN2

What day nurseries in South West charge on average. Fees in SN2 itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, South West, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 hours a week
Under 2	£181no funded hours	£145after 30 funded hours
2 years old	£165no funded hours	£133after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old	£61after the free 15 hours	£122after 30 funded hours

Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.

30 hours free childcare in SN2

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in SN2 as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

Who	Free hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months	30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old	15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits	15 hours

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.