Sticky Fingers Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Templecombe for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 08:45 to 15:30, 5 days a week. £7.00 an hour for 2 year olds, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2022. Open since 2008, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 year olds2y to 3y | £7.002 year olds | |
| 3 & 4 Year Olds3y to 4y | £6.503 & 4 Year Olds |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £0.40 to £0.80 a session snacksvoluntary
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Funded hours for children two and onwards, including the 30 hour extended working parent funding; universal 15 hour funding for three to four year olds.
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
BA8 0HPWhat 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, 24 June 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily at the pre-school and are excited for the day to begin. They form very secure emotional attachments with their key person and staff. Children benefit from a wide and varied curriculum. Activities ignite their interests, and staff support children well to make good progress in their learning. Children behave well and staff are consistent in their approach to managing any small disagreements when necessary. Children have a positive attitude to learning.
Staff have high expectations of the children and are committed to helping them develop new skills which they need for future learning. Children are curious and enthusiastic. Whether using their senses to explore activities in the 'dark den' or pretending to serve ice cream from the playhouse outside, children focus well and engage in conversation with their peers, developing a wide vocabulary.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the setting only closed for a short while and then reopened for some children. For children who did not attend, staff remained in contact and provided a range of activity ideas that they could complete with their families at home. This helped all children to feel included. Staff remain focused on supporting all children to develop their social skills and help to ensure their emotional well-being. This has been particularly important for children who have had limited social experiences due to the pandemic.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop the way staff implement the curriculum, to ensure they support and maximise children's learning consistently n provide more opportunities for children to link sounds to letters.
- 24 June 2022Good
- 13 February 2014Outstanding
- 30 September 2009Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Sticky Fingers Pre-School
- 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 £7.00 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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