Hunny Bears Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Bridgwater for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2022. Open since 2003, with 18 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
TA7 8BWWhat 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, 5 August 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily and settle quickly to activities. They form secure relationships with one another and staff. Children benefit from a wide and varied curriculum, which is based on their interests and next steps in learning. Children are excited to explore, whether they are building tracks together or inviting staff to an imaginary party. Children make independent choices in their play and have good opportunities to develop their physical skills and benefit from fresh air and exercise.
Children behave well. Staff have high expectations of the children and help them to make good choices. Children learn to respect one another. They practise developing their fine-motor skills to help them prepare for school and learn how to hold a pencil in preparation for writing. They develop a wide vocabulary as they engage in conversation with the staff and their peers, focusing well on the activities which ignite their imagination and support them to make good progress.
Communication has remained good between the parents and staff throughout the
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- extend staff's practices further to support all children's learning and participation during whole-group activities n provide more opportunities for older children to compare groups of objects and use the language associated with making simple calculations.
- 5 August 2022Good
- 25 November 2016Good
- 14 March 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Hunny Bears Day 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.
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