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Nurseries in Bridgwater

There are 24 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Bridgwater, and 5 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Bridgwater

  • Ofsted report cards: 5 settings (9 Strong standard, 17 Expected standard, 4 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 17 settings (2 Outstanding, 15 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Bridgwater College Childcare Centre - Day nursery, Bridgwater TA6 4PZ, ages 0 to 4, 71 places
    Ofsted, 12 December 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Butterflies Day Nursery @ Bowerlane - Day nursery, Bridgwater TA6 4TY, ages 0 to 4, 61 places
    Ofsted, 14 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Butterflies Day Nursery @ Woodlands - Day nursery, Bridgwater TA6 4FJ, ages 0 to 4, 89 places
    Ofsted, 23 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Cannington Pre-School - Pre-school, Bridgwater TA5 2HP, ages 2 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 15 May 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Cheeky Chimps - Pre-school, Bridgwater TA7 9PP, ages 2 to 11, 25 places
    Ofsted, 20 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Dolphins Childcare Centre - Day nursery, Bridgwater TA6 6LU, ages 0 to 11, 67 places
    Ofsted report card, 10 March 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • First Class Nurseries - Day nursery, Bridgwater TA6 5JT, ages 2 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 22 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Future Stars Coaching at Willowdown Primary School - Day nursery, Bridgwater TA6 4FU, 15 places
  • Hunny Bears Day Nursery - Day nursery, Bridgwater TA7 8BW, ages 2 to 10, 18 places
    Ofsted, 5 August 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids N Co Dragons Playgroup - Day nursery, Bridgwater TA6 3QE, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 24 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Adventures Nursery (Bridgwater) - Day nursery, Bridgwater TA6 7AS, ages 0 to 4, 78 places
    Ofsted report card, 4 February 2026: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Little Crickets Pre School - Day nursery, Bridgwater TA6 3RF, ages 0 to 4, 31 places
    Ofsted, 27 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Steps Pre-school - Pre-school, Bridgwater TA7 0BG, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 18 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Mama Bear's Day Nursery - Day nursery, Bridgwater TA6 4RR, ages 0 to 4, 80 places
    Ofsted, 23 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Pawlett Pre-School - Pre-school, Bridgwater TA6 4SH, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 26 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rainbow Pre School Playgroup - Day nursery, Bridgwater TA6 4QX, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 20 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • SSE Outdoors - Day nursery, Bridgwater TA5 1EA
  • Stowey Bears Preschool - Pre-school, Bridgwater TA5 1NX, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 23 November 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sunbeams Nursery - Day nursery, Bridgwater TA6 4PT, ages 1 to 4, 29 places
    Ofsted, 11 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sunshine Pre-school Puriton - Pre-school, Bridgwater TA7 8BP, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted report card, 1 July 2026: Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • The Olive Tree Nursery - Day nursery, Bridgwater TA6 5HT, ages 0 to 4, 72 places
    Ofsted report card, 22 June 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • The Wendy House Nursery - Day nursery, Bridgwater TA5 2JT, ages 1 to 4, 44 places
    Ofsted report card, 11 March 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Westover Little Stars Pre-School - Day nursery, Bridgwater TA6 7HB, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 16 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Wilstock Gardens Childcare - Pre-school, Bridgwater TA5 2SS, ages 1 to 3, 10 places
    Ofsted, 13 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Smartys Breakfast and Afterschool Club - Out-of-school club, Bridgwater TA6 7LX, 35 places
  • TLE Active @ Catcott School - Out-of-school club, Bridgwater TA7 9HD, 40 places
  • TLE-Catcott School - Out-of-school club, Bridgwater TA7 9HD
  • TLE-Westonzoyland - Out-of-school club, Bridgwater TA7 0EY
  • Whizz Kids Breakfast and Afterschool Club - Out-of-school club, Bridgwater TA6 5BP, 24 places

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Bridgwater

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.