Walton Under Fives Pre-School
OutstandingBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Street for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 1995, with 40 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 9LAWhat 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 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive at this setting. They enjoy a range of exciting and stimulating activities that are adapted to suit their individual needs and interests. Staff highly praise children, which contributes to children's exceptional levels of confidence and independence within the nurturing and engaging environment. Children have a secure understanding of the routines and know what is happening next. For example, staff use strategies, such as ringing a bell. Children immediately recognise what this means and begin to gather for registration.
Children show excitement and motivation to learn. As a result, children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make excellent overall progress from their starting points. For example, children eagerly join in with junk modelling, showing great anticipation when using their imaginations to decide what they are going make. Highly skilled staff carry out regular assessments of children's learning, enabling them to fully support children's next steps. For example, staff are enhancing children's communication and are focusing on mouth movements to support speech sounds.
Relationships with parents and other professionals are exceptionally strong. Parents feel valued by the staff in supporting their children's learning. The highly effective communication systems that have recently been implemented by new management ensure that parents are fully aware of their children's experiences and how to continue this support while at home.
- 31 March 2023Outstanding
- 13 July 2017Good
- 5 March 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Walton Under Fives Pre-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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