Abacus Nursery (SW) LTD
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Taunton for babies from 9 months up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2011, with 36 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
We accept funding for 9 Month+ children which can be used to reduce your fees.
Worth knowing. To ensure your nursery invoice remains the same each months attendance, the funding reduction is 'stretched' and calculated over the academic year.
What childcare usually costs in Somerset
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Somerset from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
TA2 7BAWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 9 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Knowledgeable and caring staff know the children well and plan a wide range of experiences that spark children's interests. For example, children are keen and eager to make play dough. They recall what ingredients they need and listen attentively to instructions. Children are excellent at responding to posed questions and ask their own to clarify understanding. Meaningful interactions encourage children to predict what might happen next and embed new vocabulary.
Children benefit greatly from the stimulating playspace, which provides an abundant range of enticing and carefully considered resources. Children are actively engaged in well-chosen activities. For example, they show great curiosity as they try to 'rescue the animals from the ice'. Staff interact precisely, helping children investigate with a wide range of tools. Children persevere well. They respond effectively to staff's open-ended questioning, to predict and test their ideas.
Staff understand the benefit of children being physically active. Older children excitedly participate in focused sport activities and become deeply engaged. They listen well and understand the need to walk to the spots on the ground, as the surface is slippery from the rain. Children move confidently, such as balancing rings on outstretched arms. Babies and young toddlers love being a part of 'music bugs'
- 9 November 2022Outstanding
- 9 November 2016Outstanding
- 4 October 2012Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Abacus Nursery (SW) LTD
- What it costs
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.