Little Crickets Pre School
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Bridgwater for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2022. Open since 2017, with 31 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
TA6 3RFWhat 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, 27 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff plan the environment well, so that children arrive eager to take part in the exciting activities. For example, they are inquisitive to explore pumpkins. They enjoy finding the seeds and flesh inside, using different tools to scoop them out.
Staff skilfully enable children to lead their learning, so they think critically, concentrate and become engrossed in their new knowledge and skills. For example, staff provide water, and this soon becomes an exciting discovery of which items will sink or float. Staff challenge children further, to make predictions and test their ideas.
Staff plan sensory experiences for young children, such as exploring paint, and they make good use of impromptu situations. For example, when staff help babies to wash their hands, their fascination with bubbly water becomes a way to support their prime areas of development.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- focus staff development on building their confidence in consistently implementing the curriculum intent for the youngest children's language skills - support staff in ensuring that the planning for babies' next stages of development is implemented successfully outdoors, to help them make even better progress.
- 27 October 2022Good
- 3 November 2021Needs improvement
- 6 November 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Crickets 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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