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39 nurseries in Swindon

Every day nursery in the Swindon council area, best rated first, with the ones Ofsted rated Outstanding and what a place costs after the free hours.

39 day nurseries
4 rated Outstanding
4 with a new report card (10%)
2,746 places in total
£133 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Outstanding nurseries in Swindon

4 nurseries in the area are in our top band: rated Outstanding, or graded Strong standard or better across a new report card.

Top-band day nurseries in Swindon
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Central@rlk Swindon, SN1Outstanding11 March 202563
2Imagination Childcare Ltd Swindon, SN2Outstanding24 March 202352
3Goddard Park Day Care Centre Swindon, SN3Outstanding17 August 202284
4Arc All Aboard Nursery Swindon, SN2Outstanding17 May 202212

Day nurseries in Swindon, best rated first

All 39 day nurseries in Swindon
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Central@rlk Swindon, SN1Outstanding11 March 202563
2Imagination Childcare Ltd Swindon, SN2Outstanding24 March 202352
3Goddard Park Day Care Centre Swindon, SN3Outstanding17 August 202284
4Arc All Aboard Nursery Swindon, SN2Outstanding17 May 202212
5Poppies Nursery Swindon, SN2Expected standard in all 615 April 202660
6Mini Steamers Childcare Swindon, SN2Expected standard in all 627 March 2026120
7Happy Days Day Nursery Abbey Meads Swindon Swindon, SN25Expected standard in all 610 February 2026100
8Windmill Hill Day Nursery Swindon, SN5Good5 September 2025121
9Nursery Of Narnia and Out Of School Club Swindon, SN3Good4 September 2025130
10The Trees Day Care Nursery Swindon, SN3Good30 July 202562
11Clifton Street Pre School Swindon, SN1Good16 July 202526
12Haydon Meadow Pre-School Swindon, SN25Good20 June 202550
13The Trees Day Care Nursery Swindon, SN1Good20 June 202598
14Playsteps Kembrey Swindon, SN2Good10 March 202528
15Shine Bright Nursery Swindon, SN5Good28 January 2025200
16The Meadows Cheeky Chimps Childcare Swindon, SN2Good27 November 202466
17The Nursery of Narnia and out of school club (Moredon) Swindon, SN25Good27 August 202481
18Barn Owl Pre-School Swindon, SN25Good9 August 202424
19Inquisitive Minds Pre-School Swindon, SN1Good12 July 202445
20Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, Swindon Swindon, SN3Good18 January 2024112
21Greendown Playgroup Swindon, SN5Good19 April 202330
22Sunrise Nursery School Limited Swindon, SN2Good23 March 202334
23Playsteps Day Nursery Swindon, SN1Good5 December 202265
24Bramble House Day Nursery Swindon, SN2Good23 November 202255
25Busy Bees Day Nursery at Swindon Peatmoor Swindon, SN5Good3 November 2022100
26Poplars Day Care Nursery Swindon, SN4Good13 September 2022160
27North Star Nursery Ltd Swindon, SN2Good19 August 202240
28Busy Bees Day Nursery at St Andrew's Ridge Swindon, SN25Good5 July 2022106
29Tigers At Swindon Day Nursery Swindon, SN5Good16 June 202275
30St Philips Preschool Swindon, SN2Good13 June 202226
31Kids Create Nursery School Swindon, SN3Good8 June 202264
32Covingham Roundabout Pre-School Swindon, SN3Good14 September 202140
33The Play Den Nursery Swindon, SN2Good13 July 202148
34Busy Bees Day Nursery at Swindon Broome Swindon, SN3Needs attention in 6 of 628 January 202684
35Tick Tock Playgroup Wroughton, SN4Requires improvement18 August 202560
36Little Pippins Preschool Swindon, SN25Requires improvement22 July 202555
37Curious Learners Childcare Swindon, SN25Not yet gradedNot yet48
38Eldene Preschool and Toddlers Swindon, SN3Not yet gradedNot yet54
39The Co-Operative Childcare Walcot Swindon, SN3Not yet gradedNot yet68

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

Nurseries by postcode in Swindon

Nursery fees in Swindon

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

Average weekly price in term time, South West, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 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 Swindon

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Swindon 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

WhoFree hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits15 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.