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28 nurseries in Taunton

Every day nursery in Taunton on the Ofsted register, best rated first, with what a place costs in South West after the free hours.

28 day nurseries
2 rated Outstanding
4 with a new report card (14%)
1,312 places in total
£133 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Taunton

The top of our Taunton ranking: Ofsted's outcome first, then the newest inspection.

Best-rated day nurseries in Taunton
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Abacus Nursery (SW) LTD TA2 7BAOutstanding9 November 202236
2The Brambles Day Nursery TA2 6PEOutstanding1 June 202145
3Little Adventures Nursery (Taunton) TA2 6BBExpected standard in 3 of 621 January 202657
4Tops Day Nurseries - Mini Mariners TA1 2DUExpected standard in 5 of 629 April 202636
5Kiddi Caru Nursery TA1 2PXExpected standard in 5 of 625 March 2026128

Day nurseries in Taunton, best rated first

All 28 day nurseries in Taunton
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Abacus Nursery (SW) LTD TA2 7BAOutstanding9 November 202236
2The Brambles Day Nursery TA2 6PEOutstanding1 June 202145
3Little Adventures Nursery (Taunton) TA2 6BBExpected standard in 3 of 621 January 202657
4Tops Day Nurseries - Mini Mariners TA1 2DUExpected standard in 5 of 629 April 202636
5Kiddi Caru Nursery TA1 2PXExpected standard in 5 of 625 March 2026128
6Primary Colours Day Nursery TA1 5NNGood24 September 202525
7Queen's College Nursery TA1 4QSGood29 April 202559
8The Willow Set Preschool TA3 6EGGood25 April 202524
9Spring Wellsprings TA2 7QPGood1 April 202545
10Spring Hollies TA1 3AGGood15 January 202550
11Karebears Childcare TA3 5TAGood11 December 202436
12Spring Bishops Hull TA1 5EBGood25 October 202432
13The Beehive Day Nursery Ltd TA1 5AAGood6 August 202462
14The Paddocks Nursery & Pre-School TA4 2BFGood19 June 202445
15Chuggers Day Nursery and Preschool TA1 3DLGood28 May 202471
16YMCA Taunton Pre-School TA1 2LBGood2 May 202440
17Little Explorers Day Nursery and Preschool TA1 2LBGood19 July 202353
18Choo Choo's Day Nursery and Preschool TA2 7BWGood24 February 202347
19St George's Pre-School (Taunton) TA1 3NRGood28 November 202224
20Bizzi Kids Nursery TA1 5BQGood21 September 202210
21Brook Green Early Years TA2 7HDGood8 September 202250
22Mama Bear's Day Nursery TA1 5AXGood21 April 202253
23Tops Day Nurseries - Musgrove TA1 5BZGood5 April 2022122
24Trull Saplings Preschool TA3 7JZGood24 January 202250
25Brock House Day Nursery TA2 6RSNeeds attention in 2 of 612 November 202560
26Little Herons Nursery TA3 6NQNot yet gradedNot yet3
27Little Wildlings Nursery Limited TA2 8JHNot yet gradedNot yet49
28Taunton School Nursery TA2 6AENot yet gradedNot yet

How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.

Nurseries by postcode in Taunton

Taunton is in Somerset.

Nursery fees in Taunton

What day nurseries in South West charge on average. Fees in Taunton itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, South West, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 hours a week
Under 2£181no funded hours£145after 30 funded hours
2 years old£165no funded hours£133after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old£61after the free 15 hours£122after 30 funded hours

Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.

30 hours free childcare in Taunton

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Taunton as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

WhoFree hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits15 hours

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.