Churchfield Nursery
OutstandingBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Highbridge for children from birth to 5, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in February 2022. Open since 2015, with 85 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
TA9 3JDWhat 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, 17 February 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive full of enthusiasm to start exploring. The excellent environment ignites their curiosity and motivates their eagerness to want to become independent learners. Staff skilfully inspire, nurture and guide children during activities, expertly extending and challenging their development. Children are keen to join the whole-group activities, where they engage fully and concentrate extremely well. For example, they listen intently to the story of the week and excitedly join in with familiar words and phrases.
Children have excellent opportunities to make links across their learning, enabling them to embed and consolidate new skills and language. For example, staff use resources to give context to the meaning of 'chilly'. Then young children use this as they play with ice and warm water, discovering how it feels and the impact they have on each other, later using the word again in their role play.
Parents no longer enter the nursery as they did prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 17 February 2022Outstanding
- 12 May 2016Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Churchfield Nursery
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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