Ladybird Preschool
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Bruton for children from birth to 5, open 08:30 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 1999, with 36 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
BA10 0EZWhat 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, 3 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The pre-school's motto, 'enrichment beyond the classroom', is reflected well in staff's practice. They take children on regular visits to their favourite local landmark. Children relish retelling how they climb an 'enormous hill' to get there.
On their return, they visit the park, where they balance and climb on play equipment. Children demonstrate good physical development and high motivation for their learning. While out, they are encouraged to think about the world around them. Staff use skilful questioning. Children are asked, 'Where have all the flowers gone?' They respond, 'They have died because it was too cold.' They share that
'they grow in spring'. All children benefit from the ambitious curriculum and high expectations from staff and management.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide more opportunities for children to explore different cultures and diversity n provide children who speak EAL with opportunities to use their home language in the pre-school, so that they increase their confidence in communicating and playing with others.
- 3 March 2023Good
- 10 May 2017Good
- 25 February 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Ladybird Preschool
- 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.