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Marsh Lane Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Sept 2025)
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4.1(8 parent reviews) ·64 Marsh Lane, Yeovil, BA21 3BX · Somerset
Number of places
34 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2025
Local authority
Somerset

About this day nursery

Marsh Lane Day Nursery Ltd, established in 1995, offers a nurturing environment for children in Yeovil. Situated on Marsh Lane, the nursery is easily accessible from major roads and boasts a private car park for convenient drop-offs and pickups.

The facility features three distinct outdoor play areas, with direct access to Yeovil Recreation Centre and close proximity to a local farm and scenic country walks, promoting engagement with nature. Operating Monday to Friday from 8 am to 6 pm year-round, except for bank holidays and a Christmas break, the nursery provides fresh, on-site prepared meals that cater to various dietary needs.

The dedicated staff, holding qualifications from Level 2 to Level 6 in Early Years education, are committed to continuous professional development, ensuring they are always up-to-date with best practices. All staff members are certified in First Aid and Food Hygiene.

The nursery offers age-appropriate rooms, including the 'Bumble Bee and Ladybird Room' for babies, with ample space for exploration and a quiet cot room for resting. Older children enjoy 'Butterfly Rooms' for free-flow play, featuring a playroom with diverse toys and a versatile role-play area that transforms for imaginative adventures, plus an art room for creative expression.

The 'Pre-School Room' prepares children for school with stimulating activities and messy play resources, alongside a covered outdoor area.

What it's like

Children arrive happily and settle in easily, making good progress in their learning and development. They socialise well, play collaboratively, and develop good independence skills. Staff provide clear expectations, fostering positive interactions among children.

Established 1995Private car parkThree outdoor areasOn-site fresh mealsExperienced and qualified staff

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Food

All food is provided during these sessions with access to fresh drinking water and milk at all times. Meals are prepared fresh on the premises by our Cook who takes pride in meeting all children’s requirements.

Opening hours

Monday to Friday 8am – 6pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Session types

Full day, Sessional

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Marsh Lane Day Nursery

Last inspected 23 September 2025

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Children arrive happily and settle in easily, making good progress in their learning and development. They socialise well, play collaboratively, and develop good independence skills. Staff provide clear expectations, fostering positive interactions among children.

Inspector highlights

  • Children make good progress in their learning and development.
  • Staff support children's communication and language skills effectively.
  • Leaders are committed to providing children with good-quality care and education.
  • Older children are creative and use critical thinking skills to problem solve.
  • Staff support children to develop their physical abilities by providing lots of opportunities for active play.
  • Children benefit from respectful care routines.
  • Leaders implement a supervision process to support staff development and plan for improvement.

Areas to develop

  • 1consider how staffing arrangements can be further improved so that throughout the day all children are consistently immersed in learning
  • 2provide more targeted and tailored professional development opportunities to individual staff members to raise the quality of their teaching even further so that they can all provide high-quality, meaningful interactions
Inspection #10418029 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

Children benefit from daily time in the fresh air, which promotes healthy lifestyles. The inspector observed the quality of education and staff teaching during children's activities, both indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this is having on the children's learning.

Parent Reviews of Marsh Lane Day Nursery

4.1
(8)
Coelette Parkes
8 years ago

Marsh Lane Nursery is either very good or excellent in all respects regardless of whether you are seeking childcare for a baby, toddler or young child. The staff are friendly and always appear to be engaging well with the children. There is an obvious atmosphere of fun and happiness at Marsh Lane Nursery. The nursery is well run by the Management and overall, it's very difficult to think of anything negative to say about the nursery. Both of our children have attended Marsh Lane Nursery and we would thoroughly recommend it!

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Michelle Rowland
2 years ago

This nursery dismissed my 3 year old little girl for minor incidents. She is absolutely inconsolable and cannot understand why. She attended for the best part of a year and has lost all of her friends. Despite pleading with the manager and making them aware how traumatic this has been for her they have refused to relent. It's a very cruel thing to do we cannot comprehend the situation

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Inspection history

Date: May 2008

  • October 2025Good
  • September 2025Good
  • March 2023Good
  • February 2023Good
  • May 2017Good
  • April 2017Good
  • April 2015Good
  • March 2015Good
  • March 2011Good
  • February 2011Good
  • May 2008Good

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