Opening hours
Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday : 07:30 - 18:00
Cuddles & Care Children's Day Nursery, Ilminster
Ofsted: Needs attention·
5.0(1 parent reviews)
·Unit 4 Broadoak, Canal Way, Ilminster, TA19 9FA · Somerset
Number of places
38 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2025
Local authority
Somerset
About this day nursery
Cuddles & Care Children's Day Nursery in Ilminster provides childcare for children aged 0-4 years, operating since 2023. The nursery is open Monday to Friday from 07:30 to 18:00, all year round.
Leaders and staff are committed to creating a safe and welcoming environment where children happily arrive and build strong relationships with their key person, fostering a sense of belonging. The nursery places a strong emphasis on supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), with leaders and staff continuously engaging in training to enhance their expertise.
Outdoor learning is a priority, offering babies a dedicated space to develop coordination and strength, while older children explore physical skills through active play. While the curriculum for toddlers and pre-schoolers is an area for development, the nursery excels in supporting babies' individual needs and development, ensuring they make steady progress.
Parents appreciate the nursery's proactive approach to identifying and supporting their child's additional needs and value the communication with key persons.
Our ethos
At S & D Childcare, we understand that every child is unique. We take the time to truly get to know each child — their interests, needs, and personality — so they feel valued, secure, and genuinely cared for within our nurseries. We are proud to provide calm, nurturing, home-from-home environments where kindness, empathy, and respect are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that learning through play provides the strongest foundations for development. Our thoughtfully planned activities are carefully designed around our unique curriculum, encouraging exploration, curiosity, creativity, and meaningful experiences — nurturing a lifelong love of learning.
What it's like
Leaders at Cuddles & Care Children's Day Nursery have a clear understanding of areas for development. However, improvements are needed in the ambition and implementation of the curriculum for toddlers and pre-schoolers, which affects the progress of older children. Despite this, leaders and staff create a safe, welcoming space where children happily arrive and build strong attachments with their key person, fostering a sense of belonging.
Safe, welcoming environmentStrong key person bondsSEND supportOutdoor learningBaby development focus
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request
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Age range
3 months to pre-school
Term time / All Year
All_year
Established
2023
Ofsted Inspection — new report card
Needs attention
Last inspected Dec 2025
Grade summary
Exceptional
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Strong standard
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Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.
Category grades
AchievementNeeds attention
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesNeeds attention
Children's welfare and wellbeingExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
0 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Cuddles & Care Children's Day Nursery, Ilminster
Last inspected 12 December 2025
Actions the provider must take
- develop staff's understanding of how to support children's learning, with a particular focus on communication and language in the toddler and pre-school rooms
- implement an ambitious curriculum to meet the needs of all children, particularly those in the older age groups
- improve staff's approach to managing behaviour to ensure clarity of expectations and routines so children understand the boundaries and expectations
What it's like to attend
Leaders at Cuddles & Care Children's Day Nursery have a clear understanding of areas for development. However, improvements are needed in the ambition and implementation of the curriculum for toddlers and pre-schoolers, which affects the progress of older children. Despite this, leaders and staff create a safe, welcoming space where children happily arrive and build strong attachments with their key person, fostering a sense of belonging.
Inspector highlights
- Staff support babies' and children's individual needs appropriately and work closely with parents to mirror home routines.
- Secure and responsive relationships are built between children and their key person, supporting a sense of belonging.
- Children receive comfort from key adults when upset, supporting their emotional wellbeing.
- Leaders assess, plan for, and review children's support needs appropriately.
- Leaders prioritise staff wellbeing and offer a programme of training.
- Babies make steady progress and engage in activities that strengthen physical skills and communication.
Areas to develop
- 1Develop staff's understanding of how to support children's learning, with a particular focus on communication and language in the toddler and pre-school rooms
- 2Implement an ambitious curriculum to meet the needs of all children, particularly those in the older age groups
- 3Improve staff's approach to managing behaviour to ensure clarity of expectations and routines so children understand the boundaries and expectations
Inspection #2767457 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Leaders ensure that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) have their needs met well through appropriate assessment, planning, and review. Staff are adept at identifying emerging needs, particularly in the baby room, and leaders consistently access training to enhance their knowledge and expertise in supporting children with learning and development gaps.
Outdoor space
Outdoor learning is prioritised, with older children developing independence in self-care and physical skills through equipment and opportunities to run, climb, and jump. Babies have a dedicated outdoor space to develop coordination and strength, alongside planned indoor activities focused on emotional development.
Parent Reviews of Cuddles & Care Children's Day Nursery, Ilminster
5.0
(1)
Kaylie Croad
a year ago
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Inspection history
Most recent inspection
12 December 2025
Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.
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About the setting
Cuddles & Care Children's Day Nursery, Ilminster, was registered with Ofsted on 12/12/2023. It is a childcare on non-domestic premises setting, located at Unit 4 Broadoak Canal Way Ilminster Somerset TA19 9FA. It is registered on the Early Years Register and the registered person is S & D Childcare Limited. The nursery operates Monday to Friday from 07:30 to 18:00.
- URN
- 2767457
- Registered person
- S & D Childcare Limited
- Day care type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
- Register
- Early Years Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
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