Full-day nursery in Even Swindon, Swindon
Playsteps Day Nursery
The Hub, Church Place, Swindon, SN1 5EH · 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 August 2006Reference EY321164Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 December 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places65 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 October 2025Food 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
The Hub, Church Place, Swindon, SN1 5EH · More nurseries in SN1
Stations
- Swindon12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Dean Street, Emlyn Square and Health Hydro.
Parks and playgrounds
- GWR Park1 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Cambria Bridge Play Area playground6 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- West End 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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Playsteps Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Hub, Church Place, Swindon, SN1 5EH, in Even Swindon, Swindon. It is registered for 65 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 7 reviews (November 2026).
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| Playsteps Day NurseryThis 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
- Robert Le Kyng Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.3 miles
- Even Swindon Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.6 miles
- Holy Rood Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.7 miles
- EOTAS Swindon ages 5–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.7 miles
- Ferndale Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.8 miles
- King William Street Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.8 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.9 miles
- Drove Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 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 Playsteps Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Playsteps Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 5 December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Playsteps Day Nursery take?
Playsteps Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 65 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Playsteps Day Nursery?
Swindon is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Playsteps Day Nursery?
You can call 01793 619406 and visit www.playsteps.co.uk.
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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 EY321164 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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