Bouncy Bear Childcare
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Wellington for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £70.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in October 2022. Open since 2007, with 32 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Full Day (8 am to 6 pm) £70.00
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Funded hours
15 hours Universal Entitlement and 30 hours Extended Entitlement, term time only; also 2-year-old funding.
Worth knowing. Fully free sessions with no meals or snacks can be booked 10am-12pm and/or 3pm-5pm; additional service charge for meals and snacks applies if attending more than 15 hours a week and not using those sessions.
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
TA21 8NEWhat 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.
- 5 May 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 4 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children build exceptional bonds with staff and flourish at this wonderful nursery.
They arrive eager to learn and show high levels of confidence and curiosity. Staff demonstrate high-quality teaching. They build on children's interests to ensure they are keen to participate in a wide range of exciting activities. Children develop a love of books, stories and rhymes and join in enthusiastically. Babies listen intently to nursery rhymes. They babble and repeat single words. Staff offer a range of tools to support children to mark make, indoors and outdoors. They provide opportunities to strengthen children's finger muscles, which promotes their writing skills. Older children are keen to learn to write their names. They demonstrate excellent pencil control as they learn to draw a face.
Children display exemplary behaviour. Older children are able to regulate their own behaviour. Staff are role models who demonstrate the nursery's values. Children listen to each other and play extremely well together. Children are highly capable of being independent learners. For example, they are encouraged to help at mealtimes. They set the tables, pour their own drinks and help younger children with their meals. Children understand the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle.
- 4 October 2022Outstanding
- 10 October 2016Good
- 2 September 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bouncy Bear Childcare
- 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
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.
- Is £70.00 a day still the rate? 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.
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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