Spring Wellsprings
Day nursery in Taunton, TA2. Part of the Somerset council area.
Wellsprings Leisure Centre, Cheddon Road, Taunton, TA2 7QP
Run by Action For Children Developments What Ofsted found
Good Inspected 1 April 2025
| 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.
What a place could cost
Spring Wellsprings 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.
Spring Wellsprings against Taunton
| Spring Wellsprings | Taunton average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 45 | 49 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 86% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
- Abacus Nursery (SW) LTD Outstanding, 36 places, TA2 7BA
- The Brambles Day Nursery Outstanding, 45 places, TA2 6PE
- Little Adventures Nursery (Taunton) Expected standard in 3 of 6, 57 places, TA2 6BB
Spring Wellsprings is run by Action For Children Developments, which has 22 nurseries in England and 0 rated Outstanding. See its nurseries in Taunton.
Questions parents ask about Spring Wellsprings
- What Ofsted grade does Spring Wellsprings have?
- Spring Wellsprings was rated Good at its inspection on 1 April 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Spring Wellsprings take?
- Ofsted registers Spring Wellsprings for 45 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Taunton has 49.
- How much does Spring Wellsprings cost?
- Spring Wellsprings 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 Spring Wellsprings 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 Spring Wellsprings how it offers them.
- When was Spring Wellsprings last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Spring Wellsprings on 1 April 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Is Spring Wellsprings part of a nursery group?
- Yes. Spring Wellsprings is one of 22 day nurseries in England run by Action For Children Developments.
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.