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Childcare in Yeovil

Yeovil has 16 day nurseries, 6 pre-schools, 11 school nursery classes, 13 childminders and 10 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 30 of them and rated 26 Good or better, 3 of them Outstanding. 26 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
86%of the 30 inspected here are Good or better, 3 Outstanding
10 of 56are 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 56Day nurseries 16Pre-schools 6School nurseries 11Childminders 13After-school clubs 10
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Topsie Yeovil

Pre-school · Holy Trinity Church, Lysander Road, Yeovil, BA20 2BU

GoodBirth to 508:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week★ 5.0 Google, 1540 placesOpen a few years
01935 420255Their website

Sunflowers Preschool

Pre-school · St Andrew'S Church Hall, Preston Grove, Yeovil, BA20 2BQ

GoodBirth to 5Sessions in term time, often mornings20 placesOpen a few years
07816640476

Bucklers Mead Active Camp

Pre-school · Bucklers Mead Academy, 1 St. Johns Road, Yeovil, BA21 4NH

Not yet inspected5 and overSessions in term time, often morningsLong established
07530045106

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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 2026Closed Willow Childcare Out-of-school day care
  • Dec 2025Opened Premier Wraparound @ Reckleford Out-of-school day care
  • Dec 2025Opened Premier Holiday Clubs @ Birchfield Out-of-school day care
  • Dec 2025Opened TLE - Countess Gytha Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2025Closed Primrose Lane ASC Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2025Opened Premier Wraparound @ Primrose Out-of-school day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Yeovil

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

Which nurseries in Yeovil take funded hours?

10 of the 56 settings in Yeovil 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 Yeovil rated Outstanding?

Yes. 3 of the 30 settings Ofsted has inspected in Yeovil hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Yeovil take babies?

40 settings in Yeovil 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 Yeovil?

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 Yeovil

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

Sherborne15 settings · 5.6 milesSouth Petherton5 settings · 7.4 milesCrewkerne6 settings · 7.8 milesLangport11 settings · 9.6 milesWincanton4 settings · 11.7 milesStreet9 settings · 12 miles
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