Full-day nursery in Melksham Forest, Wiltshire
Little Robins Nursery
3 St. Margarets Gardens, MELKSHAM, SN12 7BT · 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 March 2016Reference EY497354Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 July 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places37 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 May 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 08:00–17:30
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
3 St. Margarets Gardens, MELKSHAM, SN12 7BT · More nurseries in SN12
Stations
- Melksham18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including St Margaret's Gardens, Co-op and Forest Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- King George V Park5 min walk
- Methuen Safe Play Area12 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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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Little Robins Nursery is a full-day nursery at 3 St. Margarets Gardens, MELKSHAM, SN12 7BT, in Melksham Forest, Wiltshire. It is registered for 37 children. It opens 08:00–17:30, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 8 reviews (November 2026). It is run by MC and SH Cawley Limited.
Run by MC and SH Cawley Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Robins NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–17:30 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Shaw and Whitley Pre SchoolSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.8 miles |
| Broughton Gifford PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–17:00 | not shared yet | 2.1 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- River Mead School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 0.2 miles
- The Manor CofE VC Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.3 miles
- Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- Melksham House School ages 4–16 0.6 miles
- Aloeric Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2022 0.8 miles
- Bowerhill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.4 miles
- Shaw CE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.7 miles
- Melksham Oak Community School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.2 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 are Little Robins Nursery's opening hours?
Little Robins Nursery opens 08:00–17:30, Mon–Fri.
What is Little Robins Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Robins Nursery Good at its inspection on 18 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Robins Nursery take?
Little Robins Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 37 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Robins Nursery?
Little Robins Nursery is run by MC and SH Cawley Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Robins Nursery?
Melksham is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Robins Nursery?
You can call 01225 899488 and visit www.littlerobinsnursery.org.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 13 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 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY497354 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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