Full-day nursery in Eldene, Swindon
Goddard Park Day Care Centre
Goddard Park Primary School, Welcombe Avenue, Swindon, SN3 2QN · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Goddard Park Primary School, Welcombe Avenue, Swindon, SN3 2QN · More nurseries in SN3
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Redruth Close, Honiton Road and Midhurst Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Buckhurst Field8 min walk
- Cavendish Green Play Area11 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Buckhurst Play Area playground11 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 Swindon there are about 4.2 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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Goddard Park Day Care Centre is a full-day nursery at Goddard Park Primary School, Welcombe Avenue, Swindon, SN3 2QN, in Eldene, Swindon. It is registered for 84 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goddard Park Day Care CentreThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Eldene Preschool and ToddlersFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| The Co-Operative Childcare WalcotFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Covingham Kingfisher Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Covingham Roundabout Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Coleview Pre-schoolSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Liden Academy Nursery SchoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Goddard Park Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.1 miles
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.3 miles
- Oaktree Nursery and Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Eldene Nursery and Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2022 0.4 miles
- Nyland School ages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.6 miles
- Nythe Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- Mountford Manor Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 miles
- Covingham Park Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2020 0.8 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 Goddard Park Day Care Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Goddard Park Day Care Centre Outstanding at its inspection on 17 August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Goddard Park Day Care Centre take?
Goddard Park Day Care Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 84 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Goddard Park Day Care Centre?
Swindon is the nearest station we know of, 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY302989 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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