Sessional pre-school in Ramleaze, Swindon
Swindon Early Years Centre
Swindon Borough Council, The Saltway Centre, Pearl Road, Middleleaze, Swindon, SN5 5TD · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Swindon Borough Council, The Saltway Centre, Pearl Road, Middleleaze, Swindon, SN5 5TD · More nurseries in SN5
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Pearl Road, Grandison Close and Camton Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Shaw Ridge Linear Park5 min walk
- Lydiard Park6 min walk
- Nine Elms Green7 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 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.
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Swindon Early Years Centre is a sessional pre-school at Swindon Borough Council, The Saltway Centre, Pearl Road, Middleleaze, Swindon, SN5 5TD, in Ramleaze, Swindon. It is registered for 8 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Swindon Borough Council.
Run by Swindon Borough Council (local council), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swindon Early Years CentreThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Jellytots Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Greendown PlaygroupFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at Swindon PeatmoorFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Little Herons Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Draycott Sports CampSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Tigers At Swindon Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Tregoze Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.3 miles
- Brook Field Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- Shaw Ridge Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2022 0.5 miles
- Westlea Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.8 miles
- Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.8 miles
- Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.8 miles
- Peatmoor Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.9 miles
- Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.1 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 Swindon Early Years Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Swindon Early Years Centre Good at its inspection on 10 October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Swindon Early Years Centre take?
Swindon Early Years Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 8 children at any one time.
Who runs Swindon Early Years Centre?
Swindon Early Years Centre is run by Swindon Borough Council, which runs 2 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2649482 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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