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After a very difficult start elsewhere where my son truly hated going to nursery, the change has been remarkable. From the moment he started at Melrose, the kindness, patience and genuine care shown by the staff made all the difference.\n\nThe team are absolutely wonderful nurturing, attentive and clearly passionate about what they do. Mel and Rose have put together in my opinion one of the best staffing teams in Salisbury, there is not one single member of staff I could write about because all of them are truly fantastic. They are responsible for my Son now feeling safe, happy and confident, and he is thriving (one of his few words is now his Key workers name!). Seeing him excited to go in each day is something I never thought I’d say, over the last few months I have gone from a screaming child even after 5 months at drop off (at his previous nursery) to a child that now, confidently does not even look back and walks himself in from the front gate! It means more to us than words in a review could express but if we could shout from the rooftops what a wonderful place Melrose is we would.", "datePublished": "2025-12-18T07:50:19.063483313Z", "inLanguage": "en" }, { "@type": "Review", "reviewRating": { "@type": "Rating", "ratingValue": 5, "bestRating": 5, "worstRating": 1 }, "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Annalisa Cocca" }, "reviewBody": "We greatly appreciate the warm and nurturing environment provided to the children. The engaging activities and dedicated staff have created a positive learning experience. We commend the efforts in fostering a sense of community among the families. The progress made by the children is truly remarkable, and we are grateful for the dedication shown. We highly recommend this nursery and pre-school to others seeking a supportive environment.", "datePublished": "2025-08-28T15:22:20.667101751Z", "inLanguage": "en" }, { "@type": "Review", "reviewRating": { "@type": "Rating", "ratingValue": 5, "bestRating": 5, "worstRating": 1 }, "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "M J" }, "reviewBody": "This is now under new owners Melrose Nursery, the renovations to the building and garden are fantastic.", "datePublished": "2025-08-13T17:51:28.242146778Z", "inLanguage": "en" }, { "@type": "Review", "reviewRating": { "@type": "Rating", "ratingValue": 5, "bestRating": 5, "worstRating": 1 }, "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rhydian Edwards" }, "reviewBody": "Brilliant, safe nursery with caring, polite staff who really do care about the kids. Our daughter loves her time there and is always happy to tell us what she’s learnt that day. Children get exposed to a wide range of well structured experiences both indoors, outdoors and leading into the school curriculum. Very flexible, take child free credits and open from 0730-1800 every weekday (except bank holidays and Christmas). Good app with regular updates, news and daily photos of what the children have been up too. Also provides a quick way to contact individual staff members.", "datePublished": "2024-06-18T17:37:33.354312Z", "inLanguage": "en" }, { "@type": "Review", "reviewRating": { "@type": "Rating", "ratingValue": 5, "bestRating": 5, "worstRating": 1 }, "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "natasha mills" }, "reviewBody": "I have been using the nursery for a number of years for all three of my children. The staff are friendly and give it a lovely home feeling, lovely fresh cooked food also and very accommodating to working family's.", "datePublished": "2023-01-23T14:20:11.247525Z", "inLanguage": "en" } ] }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nursery/melrose-nursery-sp2-8an-2838769#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Nurseries", "item": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nurseries" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "South West", "item": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/search?region=South%20West" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Melrose Nursery", "item": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nursery/melrose-nursery-sp2-8an-2838769" } ] }, { "@type": "FAQPage", "@id": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nursery/melrose-nursery-sp2-8an-2838769#faq", "mainEntity": [ { "@type": "Question", "name": "How was Melrose Nursery rated by Ofsted?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Melrose Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 06/08/2025." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What area is Melrose Nursery working on improving?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The nursery is working on giving quieter children more time and opportunity to answer questions, helping to strengthen communication and thinking further." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What outdoor space does Melrose Nursery have?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Children use an expansive garden for physical challenges and spend time exploring the natural environment on walks." } } ] } ] } ] --- [![Nursery Advice](/__l5e/assets-v1/1c5557d3-f3fd-42f8-935a-3f2d2c3ac7e7/nursery-advice.webp "Nursery Advice")](/ "Nursery Advice") [Find Nurseries](/search)[Parent Hub](/parent-hub)[Compare](/compare)[About Us](/about-us)[For Nurseries](/for-nurseries) [Claim Your Nursery](/claim) 1. [Home](/) 2. [Nurseries](/nurseries) 3. [South West](/search?region=South+West) 4. Melrose Nursery # Melrose Nursery Compare Contact Nursery Ofsted: Good (Aug 2025) · 5.0 (9 parent reviews) · 18 Burford Road, SALISBURY, SP2 8AN · Wiltshire Number of places 64 places Age range 0–4 yrs Last inspected Aug 2025 Local authority Wiltshire About - About - Ofsted - Inclusion - Reviews - FAQ - [About](#about) - [Ofsted](#ofsted) - [Inclusion](#inclusion) - [Reviews](#reviews) - [FAQ](#faq) Email Nursery ## About this day nursery Melrose Nursery, located at 18 Burford Road, SALISBURY SP2 8AN, was registered in 2025 and offers a nurturing environment for children aged 0 to 4. The nursery provides a broad and exciting curriculum, where children confidently explore and lead their own play, fostering independence from a young age. Staff are commended for their strong bonds with the children, understanding their individual needs and routines. The nursery operates weekdays from 8am to 6pm, 51 weeks a year, and accepts government-funded places. The dedicated management team actively supports staff development, ensuring high standards in all aspects, including hygiene. The setting emphasises a positive approach to teaching and learning, encouraging children to develop problem-solving skills and resilience. Parents speak highly of the nursery, noting that their children love attending and benefit from personalised development tailored to their interests. What it's like Children form close and loving bonds with staff who know them well and meet their needs and routines with care. They behave very well, showing kindness, caring, sharing, and good manners. Children benefit from a broad and exciting curriculum, exploring the natural environment and engaging in physical challenges in the expansive garden. They confidently explore and lead their own play freely. Strong bonds with staff Broad curriculum Early independence Exciting activities Good behaviour Personalised learning ## Key facts Opening hours weekdays, from 8am to 6pm for 51 weeks of the year Term time / All Year All\_year Established 2025 Ofsted Inspection ## Ofsted rating for Melrose Nursery Last inspected 6 August 2025 Overall effectiveness Good What it's like to attend Children form close and loving bonds with staff who know them well and meet their needs and routines with care. They behave very well, showing kindness, caring, sharing, and good manners. Children benefit from a broad and exciting curriculum, exploring the natural environment and engaging in physical challenges in the expansive garden. They confidently explore and lead their own play freely. Inspector highlights - Children form close and loving bonds with staff who know them well and meet their needs and routines with care. - Children behave very well. They are kind and caring, learn to share with others and have good manners. - Children benefit from a broad and exciting curriculum to support their learning and interests. - Children confidently explore and lead their own play freely. - Staff are clear what they intend children to learn next and help them to build further on their learning. They skilfully use spontaneous moments and children's curiosity to motivate them to learn more. - Staff help children to become ready for starting school. - Staff encourage babies as they babble, verbalising their communications and helping them to learn their first words, such as with songs and stories. - The management team has a very good oversight of the nursery. They value staff and include them in their vision of developing the quality of the provision even further. Areas to develop - 1 Provide quieter children with more time and opportunity to answer questions to develop their communication and thinking even further. Inspection #10409336 · Source: Ofsted [View full Ofsted report](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50286702) ### Official Ofsted Report Independent inspection of Melrose Nursery Inspection date Aug 2025 Inspection no. 10409336 [Download full report (PDF)](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50286702)[View on Ofsted.gov.uk](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/2838769) Visit or enquire ### Book a show-around Most settings reply within 48 hours. 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[Claim this listing](/claim?nursery=melrose-nursery-sp2-8an-2838769) Inclusion & environment ## How they support every child Outdoor space Children explore the natural environment on walks and enjoy physical challenges in the expansive garden. ## Parent Reviews of Melrose Nursery 5.0 (9) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjWiFTIAs7ovZY6M4d5F7viemCWVH55Ka9SKHHxhD2gOqSPh1IkJ=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) Stephanie McMenemy 5 months ago We couldn’t be happier with Melrose Nursery. After a very difficult start elsewhere where my son truly hated going to nursery, the change has been remarkable. From the moment he started at Melrose, the kindness, patience and genuine care shown by the staff made all the difference. The team are absolutely wonderful nurturing, attentive and clearly passionate about what they do. Mel and Rose have put together in my opinion one of the best staffing teams in Salisbury, there is not one single member of staff I could write about because all of them are truly fantastic. They are responsible for my Son now feeling safe, happy and confident, and he is thriving (one of his few words is now his Key workers name!). Seeing him excited to go in each day is something I never thought I’d say, over the last few months I have gone from a screaming child even after 5 months at drop off (at his previous nursery) to a child that now, confidently does not even look back and walks himself in from the front gate! It means more to us than words in a review could express but if we could shout from the rooftops what a wonderful place Melrose is we would. [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2treFduZFFjbkZoWm5relpYaEtXa001UlMxamFsRRAB!2m1!1s0x4873eb8bc4f1c68d:0x1fcbd6a452af36c2) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjUAJtuHfYecpmC1Fg841k0uW7ISpuRS3AtRG-l2T0iY7NWPenE=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) Annalisa Cocca 8 months ago We greatly appreciate the warm and nurturing environment provided to the children. The engaging activities and dedicated staff have created a positive learning experience. We commend the efforts in fostering a sense of community among the families. The progress made by the children is truly remarkable, and we are grateful for the dedication shown. We highly recommend this nursery and pre-school to others seeking a supportive environment. [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT25ScE5uWlpaMDFVWm1jdFVGQk5kWGcyV2tKbWNXYxAB!2m1!1s0x4873eb8bc4f1c68d:0x1fcbd6a452af36c2) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocJMNEnTm93DogPv0-OS6WVHfWJN7NCn2VRkYci_bCyPLy6QRw=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba4) M J 9 months ago This is now under new owners Melrose Nursery, the renovations to the building and garden are fantastic. [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2pCeVRIUllVMFJIUW5jMmIxSnpSa1p0VnpCVlExRRAB!2m1!1s0x4873eb8bc4f1c68d:0x1fcbd6a452af36c2) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjWYrbMTkFn7A9hLGPu8NBp06msskFg1EzdNEqxRD3hfqKTyB3Y=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) Rhydian Edwards a year ago Brilliant, safe nursery with caring, polite staff who really do care about the kids. Our daughter loves her time there and is always happy to tell us what she’s learnt that day. Children get exposed to a wide range of well structured experiences both indoors, outdoors and leading into the school curriculum. Very flexible, take child free credits and open from 0730-1800 every weekday (except bank holidays and Christmas). Good app with regular updates, news and daily photos of what the children have been up too. Also provides a quick way to contact individual staff members. [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNMcHFXMVR3EAE!2m1!1s0x4873eb8bc4f1c68d:0x1fcbd6a452af36c2) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjUDLirdnyKXrtV5nmmjDvV-EXGwKMsvW3vxQ9yJuO3Vg60S4F_w=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) natasha mills 3 years ago I have been using the nursery for a number of years for all three of my children. The staff are friendly and give it a lovely home feeling, lovely fresh cooked food also and very accommodating to working family's. [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURCbVl1N3BBRRAB!2m1!1s0x4873eb8bc4f1c68d:0x1fcbd6a452af36c2) Reviews from Google for Melrose Nursery. [See all on Google Maps](https://maps.google.com/?cid=2291160836698224322&g_mp=CiVnb29nbGUubWFwcy5wbGFjZXMudjEuUGxhY2VzLkdldFBsYWNlEAIYBCAA) Inspection history Most recent inspection 6 August 2025 Good Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published. [View full Ofsted report](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50286702) ## Frequently asked about Melrose Nursery ### How was Melrose Nursery rated by Ofsted? ### What area is Melrose Nursery working on improving? ### What outdoor space does Melrose Nursery have? ## Nearby day nurseries in SALISBURY Other Ofsted-registered day nurseries close to Melrose Nursery. - [ Ofsted: Good 0.4 mi ### St. Osmund's Preschool Salisbury · SP1 2SG ](/nursery/st-osmund-s-preschool-sp1-2sg-ey357437) - [ Ofsted: Good 0.7 mi ### York House Day Nursery And Nursery School Salisbury · SP1 2PH 5.0(6 reviews) ](/nursery/york-house-day-nursery-and-nursery-school-sp1-2ph-ey551934) - [ Ofsted: Good 0.8 mi ### First Steps Nursery Salisbury · SP1 2AS 4.8(12 reviews) ](/nursery/first-steps-nursery-sp1-2as-ey407080) - [ Ofsted: Good 0.9 mi ### Tops Salisbury Salisbury · SP2 8BJ 4.9(19 reviews) ](/nursery/tops-salisbury-sp2-8bj-ey546902) - [ Ofsted: Good 1.1 mi ### South Hills City Nursery Salisbury · SP2 7SN ](/nursery/south-hills-city-nursery-sp2-7sn-ey473420) - [ Ofsted: Good 1.2 mi ### Giant Steps At River Bourne Farm Salisbury · SP1 2SR ](/nursery/giant-steps-at-river-bourne-farm-sp1-2sr-ey536332) [See all nurseries in SALISBURY →](/search?q=SALISBURY) ### Are you the owner of this nursery? 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