Full-day nursery in Greenmeadow, Swindon
Little Pippins Preschool
Little Pippins Preschool, Pen Close, SWINDON, SN25 3LW · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Requires improvement
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Leadership and managementRequires improvement
- 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 July 2009Reference EY395963Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places55 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 October 2026Food 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
Little Pippins Preschool, Pen Close, SWINDON, SN25 3LW · More nurseries in SN25
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Dart Avenue and Shield and Dagger.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 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 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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Little Pippins Preschool is a full-day nursery at Little Pippins Preschool, Pen Close, SWINDON, SN25 3LW, in Greenmeadow, Swindon. It is registered for 55 children. Ofsted rated it Requires improvement at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
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| Little Pippins PreschoolThis nursery | Requires improvement | 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
- Greenmeadow Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Rodbourne Cheney Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected July 2023 0.4 miles
- Seven Fields Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.4 miles
- Swindon Academy All-throughages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.5 miles
- Catherine Wayte Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- Haydon Wick Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- Moredon Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.7 miles
- Haydonleigh Primary School Primaryages 4–11 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 Little Pippins Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Pippins Preschool Requires improvement at its inspection on 22 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Pippins Preschool take?
Little Pippins Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 55 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Pippins Preschool?
Swindon is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Pippins Preschool?
You can call 01793 495680 and visit www.littlepippinspreschool.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY395963 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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