Full-day nursery in Swindon
Inquisitive Minds Pre-School
Central Community Centre, Emlyn Square, Swindon, SN1 5BP · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Central Community Centre, Emlyn Square, Swindon, SN1 5BP · More nurseries in SN1
Stations
- Swindon8 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Emlyn Square, Faringdon Road and Health Hydro.
Parks and playgrounds
- GWR Park4 min walk
- Savernake Park12 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Cambria Bridge Play Area playground6 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- Savernake Play Park 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 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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Inquisitive Minds Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Central Community Centre, Emlyn Square, Swindon, SN1 5BP, in Swindon. It is registered for 45 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Tips4choices Cic.
Run by Tips4choices Cic (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Robert Le Kyng Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.4 miles
- Holy Rood Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.6 miles
- EOTAS Swindon ages 5–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.6 miles
- Even Swindon Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.7 miles
- Ferndale Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.7 miles
- King William Street Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- Drove Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.8 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Inquisitive Minds Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Inquisitive Minds Pre-School Good at its inspection on 12 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Inquisitive Minds Pre-School take?
Inquisitive Minds Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 45 children at any one time.
Who runs Inquisitive Minds Pre-School?
Inquisitive Minds Pre-School is run by Tips4choices Cic, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Inquisitive Minds Pre-School?
Swindon is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Inquisitive Minds Pre-School?
You can call 01793 574489 and visit www.inquisitiveminds.org.uk.
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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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY537549 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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