East Coker Playgroup
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Yeovil for from 2 years up to school age, open 08:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week. £7.00 an hour for 2 year olds. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 2001, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 year olds2y to 3y | £7.00 | |
| 3-4 year olds3y to 4y | £6.70 |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £0.30 a session Snack feeoptional
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
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
BA22 9LQWhat 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, 14 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children receive a warm welcome from staff when they arrive. Staff provide close support to help reassure less settled children to manage the change in activities throughout the day, and to help them feel secure. For example, they obtain family photographs to look at with children and use picture time lines for changing activities. Children move around freely between the indoor playrooms and garden where they explore and lead their own play confidently. They use their imaginations well building large models and exploring creative materials. Children learn to cooperate and work well together in play, such as building slides with guttering pipes to roll toys down.
Staff deliver a balanced curriculum to support and encourage children's learning.
This includes topical activities and outings to enhance their experiences. For example, children meet an animal carer with piglets to learn about their community. Staff provide good role models who help children to develop positive attitudes and behaviour. They provide clear expectations, and individual strategies to support each child's developmental needs. Children use good manners, listen and learn to share with others. They learn to keep themselves and others safe, such as handling scissors safely.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop staff interactions with children to provide older children with greater challenges to build even further on their learning n strengthen partnerships with parents further, to keep parents informed of their children's progress more closely.
- 14 March 2024Good
- 23 May 2018Good
- 27 February 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for East Coker Playgroup
- Funded hours
- 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 £7.00 an hour still the rate? 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.
- 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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