Choo Choo's Day Nursery and Preschool
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Taunton for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2023. Open since 2013, with 47 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
All 3 year olds receive 15 hours funding per week, from the term after their 3rd birthday. This is not something parents/carers apply for, it is received automatically. This is also known as universal entitlement. Children aged 9 months and over can also receive 30 hours funding. This funding is 30 hours extended entitlement for working parents/carers.
Worth knowing. In order for us to claim all types of funding, we must have a copy of the child's birth certificate. Without this, we are unable to claim any funding and you will be charged the hourly rate. For children who attend all year round, the funding is stretched to either 11 hours per week or 22 hours per week.
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 7BWWhat 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, 24 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy and are keen to get into nursery to play. The friendly and welcoming staff greet children and help them to settle quickly into their chosen activity. Children form secure relationships with their key persons and the other staff working in the nursery. The members of the strong staff team have high expectations for children. They praise children and encourage them to learn through exploring. Older children confidently make their own choices about where they would like to play. They benefit from lots of fresh air and exercise. Older children cooperate with their peers and staff as they learn to use the hoops to spin around their waists and giggle as they try to catch the balls with Velcro bats.
Younger children benefit from exploring different textures as they play. They develop their physical skills as they scoop and pour ingredients. Children behave well. They learn to share and take turns with the resources and become independent at meeting their own needs. Children develop nice friendships within the nursery. They play together with their friends and include each other in their games.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop strategies to support the children who have delays in their language development to communicate their wants and needs n review the organisation of adult-led activities to ensure that all children are able to focus and be involved.
- 24 February 2023Good
- 18 July 2017Outstanding
- 18 August 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Choo Choo's Day Nursery and Preschool
- What it costs
- Meals
- 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
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