Full-day nursery in Horpit, Swindon
Poplars Day Care Nursery
Stratton Road, Wanborough, SWINDON, SN4 0AA · 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 EY337327Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 September 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places160 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 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
Stratton Road, Wanborough, SWINDON, SN4 0AA · More nurseries in SN4
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Redlands Way.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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.
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Poplars Day Care Nursery is a full-day nursery at Stratton Road, Wanborough, SWINDON, SN4 0AA, in Horpit, Swindon. It is registered for 160 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Ranu Ltd.
Run by Ranu Ltd (company), which runs 5 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplars Day Care NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Wanborough Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.8 miles
- Covingham Park Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2020 1.2 miles
- Liden Academy Primaryages 0–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.2 miles
- The Chalet School ages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.3 miles
- Eldene Nursery and Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2022 1.3 miles
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 1.5 miles
- Nythe Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.5 miles
- Nyland School ages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.5 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Poplars Day Care Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Poplars Day Care Nursery Good at its inspection on 13 September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Poplars Day Care Nursery take?
Poplars Day Care Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 160 children at any one time.
Who runs Poplars Day Care Nursery?
Poplars Day Care Nursery is run by Ranu Ltd, which runs 5 nurseries.
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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.
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY337327 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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