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Childcare in Frome

Frome has 12 day nurseries, 4 pre-schools, 3 school nursery classes, 10 childminders and 7 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 18 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 6 of them Outstanding. 18 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 18 inspected here are Good or better, 6 Outstanding
5 of 36are 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 36Day nurseries 12Pre-schools 4School nurseries 3Childminders 10After-school clubs 7
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Rainbow Nursery

Day nursery · 44 Portway, Frome, BA11 1QR

GoodTakes funded hours£50.40 a sessionBirth to 8+08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week★ 5.0 Google, 544 placesOpen for decades
01373 462 553Their website

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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 PH ActiveEd - Selwood Academy (Frome) Out-of-school day care
  • Dec 2025Opened IG Sports Coaching Limited - Mells Out-of-school day care
  • Dec 2025Opened Little Crickets Springmead Full day care
  • Dec 2025Opened The Garden Nursery Frome Sessional day care
  • Dec 2025Closed The Garden Nursery Frome Ltd Sessional day care
  • Dec 2025Closed IG Sports Coaching Limited - Selwood Sessional day care
  • Jun 2025Closed Bright Stars Childcare Full day care
  • Jun 2025Opened Bright Stars Childcare Full day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Frome

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

Which nurseries in Frome take funded hours?

5 of the 36 settings in Frome 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Frome rated Outstanding?

Yes. 6 of the 18 settings Ofsted has inspected in Frome hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Frome take babies?

24 settings in Frome 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 Frome?

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 Frome

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

Westbury17 settings · 5.6 milesRadstock13 settings · 6.7 milesWarminster29 settings · 6.9 milesRadstock23 settings · 7.2 milesTrowbridge38 settings · 7.9 milesBradford-On-Avon15 settings · 8.6 miles
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