The Lawns Children's Nursery @ Chard School
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Chard 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 October 2023. Open since 2014, with 30 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
TA20 1QAWhat 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, 31 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enter the setting happily and settle quickly into nursery activities. Children benefit greatly from the strong bonds they form with familiar adults who know them well. The play environment is well organised and carefully considers children's interests. Staff use their knowledge to engage children in a well-thought-out curriculum, which helps children make the progress of which they are capable.
Children thoroughly enjoy exploring, using their senses, and develop their physical skills. For example, toddlers apply glue with spatulas with control and use brushes to paint pumpkins. Older babies immerse themselves in scooping seeds from a pumpkin. Staff interact well. They constantly talk about babies' movements and introduce new vocabulary so babies hear language often.
Older children develop their imagination well, making connections with their own experiences. For example, children explain that it is someone's birthday in the
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the organisation of care routines to ensure young children remain focused in their learning n make better use of resources to help children build on what they remember from their previous learning.
- 31 October 2023Good
- 18 May 2023Inadequate
- 12 March 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Lawns Children's Nursery @ Chard School
- 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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