Mama Bear's Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Yeovil 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 July 2024. Open since 2012, with 68 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
BA21 3RLWhat 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.
- 8 June 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 1 November 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 26 September 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 31 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff get to know the children well and are welcoming, gentle and kind, so children are happy to part from their parents. Staff work closely with parents to know babies' routines and meet children's needs successfully. This means children of all ages feel secure, which underpins their ability to learn.
Staff plan the environment effectively and implement the ambitious curriculum well. They enable children to become more and more independent, until they can lead their learning. For example, staff hold babies on their feet to strengthen their legs so they can pull themselves up to explore resources on tables. Toddlers confidently use a small slide and go off to find leaves to stick on their picture. Preschool children experiment with transporting water from one container to another, working out problems such as how to get two bamboo pipes to join, building their resilience when they come apart. Children develop their critical thinking well, for example knowing that they need to place the pipes at an angle to let the water flow. Then they experiment with other items and discover that balls roll easily but a toy duck needs more water to move. Children show delight in their own achievements and persevere to complete a task.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- focus staff development on helping young children to hear mathematical language and ensuring older children understand new vocabulary to enhance their language and communication skills further.
- 31 July 2024Good
- 18 August 2022Good
- 19 January 2017Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Mama Bear's 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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