Outstanding
85 placesTA9 3JD01278 782743
South West
Childcare in Somerset
468 registered providers with 7,742 places, down 0.6% since December 2021.
145day nurseries
182childminders
53after-school clubs
226newly registered since 2021
61.8%rated Good or better
301closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 21.6% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
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Highest rated
Settings across the council
The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
Outstanding
72 placesTA24 5EB01643706641
Outstanding
71 placesTA6 4PZ01278 441270
Outstanding
45 placesTA3 7BQ01823 251307
Outstanding
45 placesTA2 6PE07771393300
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45 placesTA5 2HP01278 652 720
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41 placesBA21 4DR01935 845471
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40 placesBA16 9LA07970443157
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39 placesTA19 9EY0146055488
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36 placesTA2 7BA01823 288681
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34 placesTA24 5NY01643 703651
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33 placesTA8 2AN01278782290
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32 placesTA21 8NE01823 667149
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30 placesTA21 8SW01823661971
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24 placesBA11 4NE01373 836353
Report card Jan 2026
22 placesBA11 3QE01373 813978
Outstanding
20 placesTA13 5LL01460 242250
Outstanding
18 placesTA2 7NF01823 284550
Outstanding
18 placesBA4 4DH01749 899 147
Report card Mar 2026
128 placesTA1 2PX01823444194
Good
126 placesBA11 2NF01373 465691
Good
122 placesTA1 5BZ01823 697697
Good
100 placesBA16 0HD01458446999
Good
100 placesBS26 2SA01934750556
Good
97 placesTA18 8HG01460 948085
Good
89 placesTA6 4FJ01278 574503
Good
85 placesBA9 9RU0196331688
Good
80 placesTA6 4RR07817848269
Good
74 placesTA7 0AE01278 664330
Good
72 placesTA6 5HT01278 457 581
Good
71 placesTA1 3DL01823 324816
Good
68 placesBA21 3RL01935 433347
Good
66 placesTA20 2DA01460 62367
Good
62 placesTA1 5AA01823339110
Good
61 placesBS27 3EB01934743200
Good
61 placesTA6 4TY01278 431868
Report card Nov 2025
60 placesTA2 6RS01823251257
Good
60 placesTA23 0EX01984633429
Good
60 placesBA5 1XJ01749 678995
Good
59 placesTA1 4QS01823 272990
Good
56 placesTA20 1JP07935975219
Good
56 placesTA11 6SB01458 273705
Good
56 placesBA5 3DL01749 679 637
Good
56 placesBA21 4LW01935 420255
Good
54 placesBA6 9EY01458834294
Good
53 placesTA1 5AX01823 276261
Good
53 placesTA1 2LB01823 211700
Good
52 placesBS26 2JU01934 733393
Good
52 placesTA6 7BY01278 457100
Good
51 placesBA5 1UA07702289294 01749674112
Good
51 placesTA19 0JR01460 250976
Good
50 placesBA3 4HP01761322011
Good
50 placesTA1 3AG01823 330554
Good
50 placesTA8 1PQ01278 786528
Good
50 placesTA3 7JZ01823 334774
Good
50 placesTA2 7HD01823 762042
Good
49 placesBA20 2DN01935 411144
Good
48 placesBA11 2EQ01373 301176
Good
47 placesTA2 7BW01823252264
Good
47 placesTA1 4TY01823 271216
No longer open
Settings that have closed
Worked out by comparing consecutive Ofsted releases; the closure falls in the six months before the date shown.
| Setting | Town | Places it had | Last rating | Gone by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Starlings | Glastonbury | 26 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Sunnyside Nursery School | Henstridge | 25 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Willow Childcare | Yeovil | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Stepping Stones Playgroup (Wells) | Wells | 18 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Dolphins Childcare Centre | Bridgwater | 65 | Needs improvement | Dec 2025 |
| St Peter's Nursery | Taunton | 38 | Needs improvement | Dec 2025 |
| Sunny Hill Nursery | Bruton | 37 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| The Garden Nursery Frome Ltd | Frome | 36 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Little Wildlings Nursery | Taunton | 26 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Eager Beavers Nursery Group | Street | 26 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Waterloo Road Community Pre-School | Wellington | 26 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Acorns Preschool | Bower Hinton | 24 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Tiny Feet Preschool | Taunton | 20 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Beckington Pre-School | Beckington | 18 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Evo Sports at Stoke St. Michael Primary School | Radstock | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| IG Sports Coaching Limited - Selwood | Frome | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Brookside Nursery | Street | 94 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Bright Stars Childcare | Frome | 88 | Needs improvement | Jun 2025 |
| Wedmore After School Club | Wedmore | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Dragonflies Breakfast and Afterschool Club | Bridgwater | 35 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Activate Camps @ Millfield School | Street | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Primrose Lane ASC | Yeovil | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Activate Camps@Wells Cathedral School | Wells | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Queen's College Highgrove Nursery | Taunton | 44 | Outstanding | Dec 2024 |
| Hassockmoor Childcare & Out of School Club Ltd | South Petherton | 36 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Willow Childcare | Yeovil | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Holway Community Pre-school | Taunton | 20 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| West Chinnock Playschool | Crewkerne | 18 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| IG Sports Coaching - Avanti | Frome | 16 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Pro-coaching limited at Taunton Vale Sports Club | Taunton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Evo Sports SW | Radstock | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Camp Crusoe | Taunton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| TLE-Fairlands School | Cheddar | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Evo Sports Hol Club1 | Radstock | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Ultimate Activity Camps at Millfield Preparatory School | Glastonbury | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Stagecoach Yeovil | Yeovil | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Mini Mojos | Glastonbury | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Oaklands Day Nursery | Yeovil | 60 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| AO Sports Coaching Ltd at Merriott Primary School | Merriott | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Tawnies | Taunton | 27 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Barton St David Preschool | Somerton | 24 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Beckington Pre-School | Frome | 18 | Needs improvement | Jun 2024 |
| Activate Camps @ Downside School | Radstock | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| North Cadbury Sports Camp | Yeovil | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| First Steps Day Nursery | Yeovil | 47 | Outstanding | Dec 2023 |
| Southville Day Nursery | Yeovil | 45 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Oaklands Day Nursery | Yeovil | 38 | Needs improvement | Dec 2023 |
| Little Adventures Nursery (Wedmore) | Wedmore | 36 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Misterton Pre-School | Misterton, Crewkerne | 35 | Outstanding | Dec 2023 |
| Playaways | Glastonbury | 30 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Saxon Green Playgroup | Bridgwater | 26 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Crewkerne Methodist Pre School | Crewkerne | 26 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Community Kids | Bruton | 26 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Churchinford Pre-School | Taunton | 18 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Dunkery Pre-School | Minehead | 14 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| St Dunstan's Active Camp | Glastonbury | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Activate Camps@Court Fields School | Wellington | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Mini Mojos | Shepton Mallet | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| IG Sports Coaching Limited - Bishop Henderson | Radstock | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| IG Sports Coaching Limited - Hemington | Radstock | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |