Sessional pre-school in Hillmead, Swindon
Jellytots Pre-School
Brookfield School, Cartwright Drive, Shaw, Swindon, SN5 5SB · 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 May 1988Reference 109042Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places16 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 October 2024Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Brookfield School, Cartwright Drive, Shaw, Swindon, SN5 5SB · More nurseries in SN5
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Brook Field Primary School, Shaw Roundabout and Jersey Park.
Parks and playgrounds
- Shaw Ridge Linear Park5 min walk
- Nine Elms Green6 min walk
- Shaw Forest Park6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 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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Jellytots Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Brookfield School, Cartwright Drive, Shaw, Swindon, SN5 5SB, in Hillmead, Swindon. It is registered for 16 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 24 reviews (October 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jellytots Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Brook Field Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected March 2025 0.1 miles
- Shaw Ridge Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2022 0.4 miles
- Peatmoor Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.5 miles
- Westlea Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 miles
- Tregoze Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.7 miles
- Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.8 miles
- Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.0 miles
- Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 1.0 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 Jellytots Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Jellytots Pre-School Good at its inspection on 23 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Jellytots Pre-School take?
Jellytots Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 16 children at any one time.
How do I contact Jellytots Pre-School?
You can call 07858 158220 and visit www.jellytotsplaygroup.org.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 109042 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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