Pen Close, SWINDON · SN25 3LW
Inspected by Ofsted on 16 June 2026 under the report card framework.
Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear — meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
On the EYR and the CCR and the VCR.
Pen Close, SWINDON · SN25 3LW. Location from the Ofsted register.
Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.
Little Pippins Preschool in Pen Close, SWINDON was last inspected on 16 June 2026. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.
Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Expected Standard; achievement — Expected Standard; behaviour and routines — Expected Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Expected Standard; inclusion — Strong Standard; leadership and governance — Expected Standard. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.
Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.
Little Pippins Preschool is registered for children aged 0 to 11.
Little Pippins Preschool is registered for up to 55 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.
Little Pippins Preschool has been registered with Ofsted since 14 July 2009. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY395963.