What Ofsted grade does Little Boots have?

Little Boots was rated Good at its inspection on 13 September 2023, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Little Boots take?

Ofsted registers Little Boots for 25 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Ilminster has 36.

How much does Little Boots cost?

Little Boots sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South West charges £181 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Little Boots offer 30 hours free childcare?

Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Little Boots how it offers them.

When was Little Boots last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Little Boots on 13 September 2023. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Little Boots?

Nearby in TA19: The Folly Nursery, Nanny Bears Childcare, HoneyBea Partnership.

Little Boots

Day nursery in Ilminster, TA19. Part of the Somerset council area.

Pottery Farm, Whitney, Ilminster, TA19 0SJ

25 places

2014 registered with Ofsted

4 of 5 in our Ilminster ranking

£122 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, South West average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 13 September 2023

Ofsted grades for Little Boots, inspection of 13 September 2023
Judgement	Grade
Overall effectiveness	Good
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.

Read the full Ofsted report Open in maps

What a place could cost

Little Boots sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in South West, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's age	You pay a week	About a month
From 9 months to 2	£145	£460
2 years old	£133	£422
3 to 4 years old	£122	£388

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Little Boots against Ilminster

	Little Boots	Ilminster average
Places	25	36
Ofsted outcome	Good	80% rated Good or better

Other nurseries close by

Questions parents ask about Little Boots

What Ofsted grade does Little Boots have?: Little Boots was rated Good at its inspection on 13 September 2023, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Little Boots take?: Ofsted registers Little Boots for 25 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Ilminster has 36.
How much does Little Boots cost?: Little Boots sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South West charges £181 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Little Boots offer 30 hours free childcare?: Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Little Boots how it offers them.
When was Little Boots last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Little Boots on 13 September 2023. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Little Boots?: Nearby in TA19: The Folly Nursery, Nanny Bears Childcare, HoneyBea Partnership.

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.