Yeovil College Nursery
OutstandingBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Yeovil for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 1992, with 41 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 4DRWhat 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, 14 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are extremely happy and confident in the nursery. The impact of the curriculum is highly effective. Staff plan an excellent enabling environment, which facilitates children in becoming exceptionally successful independent learners. For example, older children 'read' stories, such as Goldilocks and the Three Bears. They then act this out, such as using a microwave, oven gloves, and oats, to pretend to make porridge in different-sized bowls. Children have outstanding opportunities to learn outdoors. They develop resilience, large muscle skills, imagination, cooperation, solve problems, and learn about nature, as well as extending their literacy and mathematical skills.
Children become highly independent and staff use every opportunity to enable children to do as much as they can for themselves. For example, tidy-up time takes as long as they need. They all help and older children work together to carry larger resources, such as tables. Babies learn to feed themselves and staff plan exciting activities, such as transporting water, to enable toddlers to gain the physical skills they need. Older children proceed to set the table, serve their meals and pour drinks with ease. The enthusiastic staff inspire children to get involved and have a go at new skills. For example, toddlers develop rhythm playing African drums and excitedly anticipate familiar actions. When a song says to stop, they all stop at the same time, learning to listen and follow instructions, while having enormous fun.
- 14 June 2023Outstanding
- 5 December 2017Good
- 5 May 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Yeovil College 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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