Childcare in South Petherton
South Petherton has 1 day nursery, 1 pre-school, 1 school nursery class and 2 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 1 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 4 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.
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.
5 settings, best rated first. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.
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 2025Opened Hassockmoor Childcare & Out of School Club Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in South Petherton
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in South Petherton take funded hours?
1 of the 5 settings in South Petherton 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 South Petherton rated Outstanding?
Yes. 1 of the 1 settings Ofsted has inspected in South Petherton hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in South Petherton take babies?
4 settings in South Petherton 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 South Petherton?
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.
Towns close to South Petherton
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.