Full-day nursery in Bowerhill, Wiltshire
ABC Day Nursery (Melksham) Ltd
19 Lancaster Road, Bowerhill, Melksham, SN12 6SS · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since March 2022Reference 2676717Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 August 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places59 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 26 November 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
19 Lancaster Road, Bowerhill, Melksham, SN12 6SS · More nurseries in SN12
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Lancaster Road and Kestrel Court.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Wiltshire there are about 2.6 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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ABC Day Nursery (Melksham) Ltd is a full-day nursery at 19 Lancaster Road, Bowerhill, Melksham, SN12 6SS, in Bowerhill, Wiltshire. It is registered for 59 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 reviews (November 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC Day Nursery (Melksham) LtdThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Bowerhill Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 09:00–15:00 | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Bumpers Nursery at Canberra, MelkshamFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Queensway Chapel NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Little Robins NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–17:30 | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Broughton Gifford PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–17:00 | not shared yet | 1.9 miles |
| Seend PlaygroupFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.2 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bowerhill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.4 miles
- Aloeric Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2022 0.7 miles
- Melksham House School ages 4–16 0.8 miles
- The Manor CofE VC Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 1.0 miles
- Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 1.1 miles
- River Mead School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 1.3 miles
- St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.4 miles
- Melksham Oak Community School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.6 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What are ABC Day Nursery (Melksham) Ltd's opening hours?
ABC Day Nursery (Melksham) Ltd opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is ABC Day Nursery (Melksham) Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated ABC Day Nursery (Melksham) Ltd Good at its inspection on 8 August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can ABC Day Nursery (Melksham) Ltd take?
ABC Day Nursery (Melksham) Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 59 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to ABC Day Nursery (Melksham) Ltd?
Melksham is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact ABC Day Nursery (Melksham) Ltd?
You can call 01225 791742 and visit abcday-nursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 13 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2676717 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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