The Beehive Day Nursery Ltd
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Taunton for children from birth to 5, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 August 2024. Open since 2011, with 62 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
TA1 5AAWhat 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, 6 August 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children keenly participate in nursery life and thrive in the warm and welcoming environment. They engage in a broad curriculum, leading their own play and immersing themselves in focused learning. Young children show curiosity, for example, when using a range of tools to make marks. Children build on their previous early writing skills, using pumps and pipettes to dispense paint. They persevere when dispensing becomes tricky, following staff's actions and instructions to use the pipette with confidence.
There are good opportunities for children to be active and learn the importance of healthy lifestyles. For example, children enjoy mindfulness as they follow different yoga stretches and move in different ways as they swirl ribbons. Children thoroughly enjoy their time in the meadow, such as taking turns to pull each other up the mound in the trailer. Older children listen well to a familiar story, acting out the different ways to hunt the bear.
Young children and babies enjoy small-group times that help them to develop their social skills, to hear spoken language and to develop their understanding. For example, babies enjoy the song basket, selecting a toy from the basket. Staff sing and sign familiar songs, encouraging babies to become familiar with vocabulary and the rhythm of words. Babies listen attentively and respond with a happy smile.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- embed systems to raise the quality of teaching and interactions to a consistently high level to challenge children further.
- 6 August 2024Good
- 27 September 2018Good
- 11 March 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Beehive Day Nursery Ltd
- 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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