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Childcare in Chard

Chard has 6 day nurseries, 1 pre-school, 4 school nursery classes, 1 childminder and 1 after-school club. Ofsted has inspected 6 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 7 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Somerset there are 27 places per 100 children under five, worse supplied than England as a whole at 32.

27places per 100 under-fives in Somerset, against 32 for England
100%of the 6 inspected here are Good or better, 1 Outstanding
7 of 13are recorded as taking the funded hours; the rest are unknown, not a no

Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Somerset, divided by the children aged 0 to 4 who live there at the 2021 Census. It compares areas; it is not a count of free places today. It also leaves out the 109 school nursery classes across Somerset, because nobody publishes how many children they take.

Everything 13Day nurseries 6Pre-schools 1School nurseries 4Childminders 1After-school clubs 1
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Day nurseries 6

Chard NNI/Schools Out

Day nursery · Clare House, Millfield, Chard, TA20 2DA

GoodTakes funded hours£80.75 a dayBirth to 8+Babies from 9 months07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week66 placesOpen for decades
01460 62367Their website

Playdays Pre-school

Day nursery · Methodist Church Hall, Fore Street, Chard, TA20 1QA

GoodBirth to 509:00 to 15:00, 3 days a week24 placesOpen for decades
07836672729

Premier Wraparound @ Avishayes

Day nursery · Avishayes Community Primary School & Early Years Centre, Fairway Rise, Chard, TA20 1NS

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm11 placesNewly opened
01392982809

Pre-schools 1

Childminders 1

Only childminders who agreed to be listed publicly appear here. Ofsted holds many more and does not publish their details.

Hendy, Louise Marie

Childminder · Chard, TA20 2EB

OutstandingBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder12 placesLong established

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Recently

What has changed here

Ofsted does not publish closures, so we work them out by comparing releases. Worth knowing if you are working from an old list.

  • Jun 2026Opened Cuddles & Care Children's Day Nursery, Chard Full day care
  • Jun 2025Opened Premier Wraparound @ Avishayes Full day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Chard

Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.

Which nurseries in Chard take funded hours?

7 of the 13 settings in Chard are recorded as taking the government funded hours. Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.

Are any nurseries in Chard rated Outstanding?

Yes. 1 of the 6 settings Ofsted has inspected in Chard hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Chard take babies?

8 settings in Chard are registered to take children under two. Ofsted's register does not say whether a setting runs a baby room or has space in it, so ring before you plan around it.

Is it hard to get a nursery place in Chard?

Somerset has 27 registered childcare places for every 100 children under five, against 32 across England. That is registered capacity rather than free places, so it compares areas rather than telling you what is available this week.

Nearby

Towns close to Chard

Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.

Ilminster9 settings · 4.4 milesAxminster8 settings · 6.6 milesSouth Petherton5 settings · 8.3 milesCrewkerne6 settings · 8.3 milesHoniton17 settings · 10.3 milesLangport11 settings · 11.7 miles
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