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Nurseries in Taunton

There are 35 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Taunton, and 9 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Taunton

  • Ofsted report cards: 8 settings (13 Strong standard, 35 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 25 settings (4 Outstanding, 21 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Abacus Nursery (SW) LTD - Day nursery, Taunton TA2 7BA, ages 0 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 9 November 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bishops Hull Preschool - Pre-school, Taunton TA1 5EB, ages 2 to 4, 23 places
    Ofsted, 23 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bizzi Kids Nursery - Day nursery, Taunton TA1 5BQ, ages 1 to 4, 10 places
    Ofsted, 21 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Brock House Day Nursery - Day nursery, Taunton TA2 6RS, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted report card, 3 September 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Brook Green Early Years - Day nursery, Taunton TA2 7HD, ages 0 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 8 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Choo Choo's Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Taunton TA2 7BW, ages 0 to 11, 47 places
    Ofsted, 24 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Chuggers Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Taunton TA1 3DL, ages 0 to 6, 71 places
    Ofsted, 28 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Churchinford Preschool CIO - Pre-school, Taunton TA3 7RG, ages 2 to 3, 18 places
    Ofsted report card, 29 January 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Comeytrowe Under Five Group - Pre-school, Taunton TA1 4TY, ages 2 to 4, 47 places
    Ofsted, 4 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Creech St Michael Community Pre-School - Pre-school, Taunton TA3 5QQ, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 28 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Karebears Childcare - Day nursery, Taunton TA3 5TA, ages 0 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 11 December 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kiddi Caru Nursery - Day nursery, Taunton TA1 2PX, ages 0 to 4, 128 places
    Ofsted report card, 25 March 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Little Adventures Nursery (Taunton) - Day nursery, Taunton TA2 6BB, ages 0 to 4, 57 places
    Ofsted report card, 21 January 2026: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Little Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Taunton TA1 2LB, ages 0 to 4, 53 places
    Ofsted, 19 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Herons Nursery - Day nursery, Taunton TA3 6NQ, ages 1 to 4, 3 places
    Ofsted report card, 2 July 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Little Wildlings Nursery Limited - Day nursery, Taunton TA2 8JH, ages 1 to 3, 49 places
    Ofsted report card, 17 September 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Mama Bear's Day Nursery - Day nursery, Taunton TA1 5AX, ages 0 to 4, 53 places
    Ofsted, 21 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Primary Colours Day Nursery - Day nursery, Taunton TA1 5NN, ages 0 to 5, 25 places
    Ofsted, 24 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Queen's College Nursery - Day nursery, Taunton TA1 4QS, ages 1 to 4, 59 places
    Ofsted, 29 April 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Spring Bishops Hull - Day nursery, Taunton TA1 5EB, ages 1 to 3, 32 places
    Ofsted, 25 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Spring Hollies - Day nursery, Taunton TA1 3AG, ages 0 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 15 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Spring Wellsprings - Day nursery, Taunton TA2 7QP, ages 03 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 1 April 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St George's Pre-School (Taunton) - Day nursery, Taunton TA1 3NR, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 28 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Taunton Opportunity Group - Pre-school, Taunton TA2 7NF, ages 3 to 4, 18 places
    Ofsted, 4 May 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Taunton School Nursery - Day nursery, Taunton TA2 6AE
  • Taunton School Sports Club - Pre-school, Taunton TA2 6AD
  • The Beehive Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Taunton TA1 5AA, ages 1 to 4, 62 places
    Ofsted, 6 August 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Brambles Day Nursery - Day nursery, Taunton TA2 6PE, ages 0 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 1 June 2021: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Lemon Tree Nursery School - Pre-school, Taunton TA3 7BQ, ages 1 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 24 May 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Paddocks Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Taunton TA4 2BF, ages 0 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 19 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Willow Set Preschool - Day nursery, Taunton TA3 6EG, ages 1 to 11, 24 places
    Ofsted, 25 April 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tops Day Nurseries - Mini Mariners - Day nursery, Taunton TA1 2DU, ages 0 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted report card, 29 April 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Tops Day Nurseries - Musgrove - Day nursery, Taunton TA1 5BZ, ages 0 to 11, 122 places
    Ofsted report card, 23 July 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Trull Saplings Preschool - Day nursery, Taunton TA3 7JZ, ages 2 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 24 January 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • YMCA Taunton Pre-School - Day nursery, Taunton TA1 2LB, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 2 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Activate Camps @ Queen's College - Out-of-school club, Taunton TA1 4QS
  • AO Sports Coaching at Parkfield PS Holiday Club - Out-of-school club, Taunton TA1 4RT, 120 places
  • Cotford St Luke Primary School Holiday Club - Out-of-school club, Taunton TA4 1HZ, 32 places
  • Holiday Club at Holy Trinity Primary School - Out-of-school club, Taunton TA1 3AF, 32 places
  • Player Ready Taunton - Out-of-school club, Taunton TA1 1TP
  • Primary Forest School Taunton - Out-of-school club, Taunton TA2 6UP
  • Stagecoach Taunton - Out-of-school club, Taunton TA1 4RT
  • Stagecoach Taunton (Selworthy) - Out-of-school club, Taunton TA2 7EG
  • Ultimate Activity Camps At Queen's College - Out-of-school club, Taunton TA1 4QS, 128 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 Taunton

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