Full-day nursery in Chippenham, Wiltshire
Snowdrop Cottage Day Nursery
56 St. Mary Street, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 3JW · 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 June 2013Reference EY461482Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 February 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 January 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
56 St. Mary Street, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 3JW · More nurseries in SN15
Stations
- Chippenham10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Bus Station, The Causeway and Bus Station Alighting.
Parks and playgrounds
- Saint Andrew's Churchyard1 min walk
- Monkton Park2 min walk
- The Island3 min walk
- Westmead Open Space6 min walk
- Millennium Park7 min walk
- Monkton Park Play Area playground6 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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Snowdrop Cottage Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 56 St. Mary Street, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 3JW, in Chippenham, Wiltshire. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 6 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Snowdrop Cottage Day Nursery Limited.
Run by Snowdrop Cottage Day Nursery Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Snowdrop Cottage 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
- Monkton Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.3 miles
- Charter Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- Ivy Lane Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.4 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.7 miles
- Kings Lodge Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2021 0.8 miles
- Redland Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.0 miles
- St Paul's Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.0 miles
- Frogwell Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 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 is Snowdrop Cottage Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Snowdrop Cottage Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 28 February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Snowdrop Cottage Day Nursery take?
Snowdrop Cottage Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
Who runs Snowdrop Cottage Day Nursery?
Snowdrop Cottage Day Nursery is run by Snowdrop Cottage Day Nursery Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Snowdrop Cottage Day Nursery?
Chippenham is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Snowdrop Cottage Day Nursery?
You can call 01249 465993 and visit www.snowdrop-cottage.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY461482 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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