Full-day nursery in Chippenham, Wiltshire
Snowdrop Cottage Preschool
The Old School Hall, 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 December 2016Reference EY542218Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 October 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places44 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
The Old School Hall, 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 Preschool is a full-day nursery at The Old School Hall, St Mary Street, Chippenham, SN15 3JW, in Chippenham, Wiltshire. It is registered for 44 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. 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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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowdrop Cottage PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Snowdrop Cottage Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Atelier Nursery ChippenhamFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
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| Riverside Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Woodlands ChildcareSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| New Road Children's Day Care NurseryFull-day nursery | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
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.
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What is Snowdrop Cottage Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Snowdrop Cottage Preschool Good at its inspection on 23 October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Snowdrop Cottage Preschool take?
Snowdrop Cottage Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 44 children at any one time.
Who runs Snowdrop Cottage Preschool?
Snowdrop Cottage Preschool is run by Snowdrop Cottage Day Nursery Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Snowdrop Cottage Preschool?
Chippenham is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
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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.
- © 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY542218 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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