Tops Yeovil
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Yeovil for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2024. Open since 2018, with 56 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
BA21 4LWWhat 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.
- 28 December 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 9 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy and keen to attend. Babies benefit from a nurturing environment in which they form close and loving bonds with staff. Older children enjoy lively play areas and lots of outdoor play. All children explore freely and confidently in the secure play areas. Younger children investigate many sensory resources, and older children build constructions, model with dough and create their own imaginative games. Children make good progress in their physical development. Babies practise crawling and walking safely, and older children enjoy new challenges, such as learning yoga postures.
Staff plan and deliver a broad curriculum to support children's individual interests, learning style and developmental needs. This includes outings in the local community to enhance their experiences, such as meeting care home residents and attending library rhyme time sessions. Children are interested, motivated learners, who join activities with curiosity and enthusiasm. Staff value children's choices and feelings and treat them with kindness and respect. Children of all ages develop positive attitudes. Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour and are very good role models. They help children to learn how to resolve disagreements effectively, to develop their social skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop the organisation of activities to ensure the voices of quieter children are heard, to encourage their communication skills even further n develop staff practice further to help older children learn how to manage all aspects of their personal hygiene consistently well.
- 9 January 2024Good
- 24 January 2023Needs improvement
- 16 September 2022Inadequate
- 26 August 2021Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 4 graded inspections.
Still missing for Tops Yeovil
- 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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