Full-day nursery in Wick, Wiltshire
Giant Steps Nursery
Giant Steps Nursery, Breamore Road, Downton, SALISBURY, SP5 3HN · 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 February 2010Reference EY406353Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places38 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 October 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Giant Steps Nursery, Breamore Road, Downton, SALISBURY, SP5 3HN · More nurseries in SP5
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Trafalgar School, The Bull and Co-op.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Bonvalot Memorial Gardens4 min walk
- Downton Millennium Green10 min walk
- Downton Moot12 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Wick Lane Playground6 min walk
- Playground12 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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Giant Steps Nursery is a full-day nursery at Giant Steps Nursery, Breamore Road, Downton, SALISBURY, SP5 3HN, in Wick, Wiltshire. It is registered for 38 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026). It is run by Giant Steps (Yexley) Limited.
Run by Giant Steps (Yexley) Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giant Steps NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Giant Steps on The BoroughFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Kindred OdstockFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.3 miles |
| The Fordingbridge Day Nursery and Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.6 miles |
| Alderbury PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.7 miles |
| Tops SalisburyFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 4.0 miles |
| Muddy Boots Fordingbridge LimitedSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 4.0 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Downton CofE VA Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.3 miles
- Morgan's Vale and Woodfalls Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.7 miles
- The Trafalgar School at Downton Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 under 0.1 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Giant Steps Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Giant Steps Nursery Good at its inspection on 16 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Giant Steps Nursery take?
Giant Steps Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 38 children at any one time.
Who runs Giant Steps Nursery?
Giant Steps Nursery is run by Giant Steps (Yexley) Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
How do I contact Giant Steps Nursery?
You can call 01725 511138 and visit www.giantstepsdaynursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY406353 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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