Bishops Hull Preschool
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Taunton for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 1992, with 23 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
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
TA1 5EBWhat 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, 23 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their time at this warm and friendly pre-school. They develop strong bonds with staff who know them well and give them their full attention. Children make good progress in their personal, social and emotional development as staff support them to feel safe and enthusiastic about their learning. Children are well behaved and happy. They show respect for adults and other children. For instance, children put away resources after they finish playing with them to prevent trip hazards. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) thrive from the consistent routines that they become familiar with, for example when it is time to go outside.
Staff have a clear focus for the curriculum and plan well to help children be ready for their future learning at school. Staff have high expectations for all children.
They promptly identified children that need additional support and put strategies in place to help them. Children benefit from staff's experience and teamwork.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- target staff's professional development opportunities to extend their delivery of the curriculum for children's imagination and creativity n develop the curriculum further to help children learn about other communities, people and families different from their own.
- 23 May 2023Good
- 29 November 2017Good
- 11 September 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bishops Hull Preschool
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- 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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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