Nurseries in Taunton

Yes. Eligible working parents can get up to 1,140 funded hours a year from the funding period after their child turns 9 months, usually 30 hours a week for 38 weeks.

Yes. All 3 and 4 year olds get up to 570 funded hours a year, usually 15 hours a week for 38 weeks.

Yes. Eligible 2 year olds can receive up to 570 hours a year through Somerset's supported families entitlement.

Yes. Somerset allows the annual entitlement to be stretched by using fewer funded hours each week over more weeks of the year.

Get your valid code by 31 December, 31 March or 31 August to start funded childcare in the following funding period.

Yes. Somerset Council lists several Taunton nurseries open for full working days. Little Adventures Nursery is listed from 7.30am to 6pm, while Brook Green Early Years is open from 7.45am to 6pm Monday to Friday.

Yes. Brook Green Early Years at Hillside Children's Centre accepts children from 3 months to age 5 and offers funded places.

Somerset Portage supports eligible children from birth to age 3 with significant developmental delays. Taunton is one of the locations where fortnightly Portage Stay and Play sessions are provided.

Ask how the setting identifies additional needs, what support its SENCO provides and how it follows the Somerset Graduated Response. Somerset Council also recommends checking staff training, accessibility and additional costs before choosing childcare.

Yes. Hillside Children's Centre is on Eastwick Road, TA2 7HD, where childcare and other family services are based.

Yes. Somerset libraries run free Baby Boogie sessions for babies and Rhyme Time for toddlers and preschool children, with no booking normally required.

Nurseries across Taunton are commonly found in TA1 and TA2, so use your full postcode when comparing the closest childcare options. Somerset Council's childcare search can filter providers by location, funding and type of childcare.