Strode College Day Nursery
Good★ 3.8 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Street for children from birth to 5, open 08:30 to 17:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. Open since 1994, with 16 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
BA16 0ABWhat 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, 29 September 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and settled in the nursery. They respond very positively to the gentle humour of staff and their caring, reassuring approach. Children behave well.
They begin to form positive friendships and play happily together. Older children help their younger friends, such as to hold their hand when negotiating a balance beam outdoors. Staff are keen to promote children's learning through their play.
They plan a range of motivating activities that support children's interests effectively. Children become engrossed in their play and develop their imaginations well. For example, they mix cornflakes and rice to make a 'lemon' or 'chocolate cake'. They carefully spoon this out into bowls and happily share the cake with staff and visitors. Children learn well about their environment. They explore a water play activity and find toy sea animals and learn how rubbish impacts on sea life. They decide which items of rubbish can be recycled. Staff have changed the arrangements for children's arrival and collection to help keep them safe, as a result of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Parents commented that they felt reassured with the procedures staff follow to protect their children's health.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- continue to develop the systems for monitoring and assessing children's learning to ensure any necessary intervention is actioned promptly to close any potential gaps n provide further opportunities for children to develop their awareness of similarities and differences within their lives and those of others.
- 29 September 2021Good
- 15 April 2015Outstanding
- 2 March 2010Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Strode College 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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