Chard NNI/Schools Out
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Chard for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £80.75 a day for under 3, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2024. Open since 2003, with 66 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year, price list dated 1 April 2026.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 3birth to 3y | £80.75with 5% discount | £51.00Core hours 9-3, 6 hrs | £8.50extensions tos or for additional hours | |
| 3-5 years3y to 5y | £77.90with 5% discount | £49.20Core hours 9-3, 6 hrs | £8.20extensions tos or for additional hours |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £10.00 Administration chargefailure to make payment within four working days of the reminder
- £20.00 Late collection chargeafter a five-minute grace period
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Up to 15 or 30 hours of funded childcare per week over 38 weeks of the year; 30 funded hours per week for eligible working families with children aged from 9 months until they start school; 15 funded hours per week for all three- and four-year-olds; Some two-year-olds are eligible for 15 funded hours depending on family circumstances.
Worth knowing. Any hours attended in excess of a child’s funded entitlement will be charged at the nursery’s current hourly rate. Funding can be claimed for a minimum of three hours and a maximum of ten hours per day.
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
TA20 2DAWhat 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, 31 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children make good progress at this setting. Their individual needs are the absolute priority of the staff. The passionate manager and her professional team know the children exceptionally well. They understand what motivates children and what additional support they may need to achieve the best possible outcomes. They use this detailed knowledge to provide good-quality learning experiences for the children who engage well with what the setting has to offer. Children are well prepared for school and later learning.
The setting has developed an inclusive and well-sequenced curriculum. Staff are clear about what they want children to know and be able to do. There is a strong emphasis on children's language development and well-being. Children develop trusting attachments with the caring and attentive staff who offer reassurance and cuddles. Children seek out their friends to play games of their choosing, using their imaginations as they pretend to cook together or set up camps in boxes. Staff provide children with consistent strategies for managing conflict as they encourage them to say, 'No thank you. I don't like it.' This helps children to learn to respect one another and to feel safe in the setting.
Staff are well trained in using a range of strategies to support children's communication skills. All children, including those who speak English as an additional language, benefit from this. Children become confident talkers. They enthusiastically tell visitors about how they care for the nursery pets, explaining what different foods the guinea pigs eat, for instance. Younger children recognise the sound of an emergency vehicle as it passes. They point to the road and copy the sound it makes. Staff quickly respond, saying 'ambulance' and children repeat the word back. Staff and children have some lovely conversations with one another in this 'one-big-family' setting.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- recognise and make use of opportunities in children's play for them to solve problems for themselves.
- 31 July 2024Good
- 18 September 2018Good
- 16 September 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Chard NNI/Schools Out
- 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 £80.75 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.
- 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
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