Creech St Michael Community Pre-School
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Taunton for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2022. Open since 2000, with 24 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
TA3 5QQWhat 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, 28 September 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily at the pre-school, where friendly staff provide them with a warm welcome. Children separate from their parents with ease. Parents comment positively about the nursery and its staff.
Children show high levels of engagement in the well-resourced outdoor area.
Children enthusiastically create concoctions, mixing porridge oats with hand-picked herbs. Children are considerate of one another. They take turns well, sharing out the water to make sure everyone who wants some gets some. Children take great pleasure in calling out when 'it's ready'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve the way staff implement behaviour strategies to better support children to understand what is expected of them and when n improve the training focus to gain the knowledge and skills staff need to teach children in an age-appropriate way n improve communication between staff when there are changes in routine so that everyone knows what to do.
- 28 September 2022Good
- 22 February 2017Outstanding
- 11 September 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Creech St Michael Community Pre-School
- 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.