St. Dunstans Honeybees
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Glastonbury for from 1 year 6 months up to school age, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £6.00 an hour for 18 months – 2 years, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2023. Open since 1998, with 18 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 months – 2 years18m to 2y | £6.00 | |
| 3 years+3y to 5y | £5.00 |
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
BA6 9BYWhat 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, 1 November 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are warmly welcomed into the setting by caring staff. There are strong bonds between staff and children. Children feel safe and secure, knowing that their emotional needs are met. Staff know the children very well, listen to them and value what they say. This helps children gain a positive sense of their own uniqueness and develops their self-confidence. An informative display enables parents and staff to see and understand how children's learning is nurtured by the breadth of learning opportunities that are available.
Leaders have an ambitious vision for the curriculum they offer to children. This is designed by the whole team. There is a strong focus on personal, social and emotional development. Children excitedly engage with the different activities that are provided. For example, staff help children learn how to control both hands to carefully position and hammer tees into a pumpkin. Children continue to practise using tools as they skilfully manipulate play dough into different shapes. They cut up their creations and reassemble the pieces like a jigsaw puzzle, using rolling pins to join the pieces together again. Staff are excellent role models. They encourage children to show respect and kindness to each other. Children learn to share resources fairly, take turns patiently and are gentle to each other, for example, when they play 'hairdressers'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- organise routines more effectively so that children learn good hygiene practices n develop children's independence further during daily routines, so they learn to take care of their own needs and do things for themselves.
- 1 November 2023Good
- 28 February 2018Good
- 19 September 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for St. Dunstans Honeybees
- 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 £6.00 an hour still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? 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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