Best Childcare Swindon Near Me

4worldlovers:
We are Jane and Tim Thornton, OFSTED registered childminders who are fully insured through the National Childminding Association NCMA of which we are also members.

I, (Jane) am also an approved accredited childminder on a Quality Assured Trio Childminding Network

I also Started Childminding in december 1993 and Tim Joined me in 2005.

We both enjoy childminding very much and feel the children benefit from having both male and female carers. We have 3 grown up children, Sam 21, Chris 20 and Melissa 18 years old. Sam and chris no longer live at home, we have just recently become very proud Grandparents.

The whole of our home and garden are Ofsted registered safe for the children.

Our Registration allows us to care for a maximum of 12 children under the age of 8, of whom only 6 children can be aged under 5. Of these only 2 maybe under the age of 1. We may also care for children over 8 as long as it does not adversely affect the care of the younger children.

Our normal opening hours are Monday through to Friday from 7.30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. (unless agreed otherwise).

Evening or weekend care is not normally available, but we may be able to accommodate your requirements in special cases.

Evening Babysitting can also be arranged as and when needed, Jane, Sam and Melissa are all CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) checked and are available upon request.

We offer both full and part time care, before and after school care, term time only or holidays only and can also cater for shift workers.

Qualifications are always kept up to date and we also attend regular training courses and conferences to ensure we are complying with the latest regulations.

We encourage home based childcare as a personal approach to your child’s needs and sense of belonging, giving you ‘Peace of Mind’.

Please browse our website, read about our Service, our Facilities, our Activities and feel free to contact us anytime.

4worldlovers: Register(s): Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register

Providers on the Early Years Register will normally be inspected at least once within a 6-year window.

We will prioritise the first inspection of newly registered providers on the Early Years register. This will normally be within 30 months of their registration date.

Good or outstanding - We will inspect them at least once within a 6-year window from their last inspection.

Requires improvement - We usually re-inspect all childminders, pre-school provision and nursery provision within 12 months of the latest inspection.

Inadequate - We re-inspect all provision within six months of the latest inspection.

Group provision will normally receive a telephone call at around midday on the working day before the start of the inspection.

Group providers that do not operate regularly, will usually receive a call no more than five days before the inspection.

Each year, we inspect 1 in 10 of those who are only on the Childcare Register.

We do not inspect any provider on the Childcare Register until it has been registered for at least 3 months unless we receive information about possible non-compliance.

We will usually only inspect a provider on the Childcare Register once in any 12-month period unless we receive concerns.

For inspections of providers of childcare on domestic premises that operate regularly, we will carry out an unannounced inspection.

4worldlovers: Imagination Childcare offers places for little ones from the age of three months. Babies to pre-school children are welcome, with flexible private and government funded sessions running 51 weeks of the year.

We adapt to your individual routine so your baby will have continuity of care between home and our nursery setting.

The Ladybird room has been designed for sensory and heuristic play in a nurturing home from home environment.

Experiential development is at the heart of the Caterpillar room. Your toddler will learn independence in a stimulating environment where we introduce the basics of learning through creative play.

4worldlovers:
Our purpose built, modern nursery is all on one level with large, bright and airy rooms, and our friendly, supportive nursery practitioners make Swindon feel like one big family.

At our nursery and pre-school, we understand every child is different.


Join us for a visit to meet our fantastic team and learn more about how we make sure every child is happy and healthy.


We partner with families to nurture children to be kind to themselves, others and the world around them.


Our approach is to nurture the good in every child, helping them to become lovely, kind people and thoughtful friends.


Our child-centred approach helps nurture happy, well-rounded children. Which probably explains why we’re rated 9.8/10 by parents*.


Show us your best down dog! Our children adore getting flexible in our special nursery yoga classes (we even have baby yoga!). Our pre-school age children also participate in regular PE classes. So all our children learn to have fun whilst staying active. ...