Full-day nursery in Lyngford, Somerset
Choo Choo's Day Nursery and Preschool
Rear of 11/12, St Andrews Road, Taunton, TA2 7BW · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since May 2013Reference EY457194Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 February 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places47 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 January 2022Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Rear of 11/12, St Andrews Road, Taunton, TA2 7BW · More nurseries in TA2
Stations
- Taunton5 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
21 bus stops within 400 m, including St Andrews Road, Belgrave Place and St Andrews.
Parks and playgrounds
- Greenway Park6 min walk
- Children's Wood9 min walk
- Children's Wood10 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
What parents say
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Choo Choo's Day Nursery and Preschool is a full-day nursery at Rear of 11/12, St Andrews Road, Taunton, TA2 7BW, in Lyngford, Somerset. It is registered for 47 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 25 reviews (October 2026). It is run by RAEF Limited.
Run by RAEF Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Andrew's Church School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected October 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Priorswood Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.2 miles
- North Town Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- Taunton Preparatory School ages 0–13has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- The Sky Academy ages 5–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- Wellsprings Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.6 miles
- St James Church School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- Selworthy Special School ages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Choo Choo's Day Nursery and Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Choo Choo's Day Nursery and Preschool Good at its inspection on 24 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Choo Choo's Day Nursery and Preschool take?
Choo Choo's Day Nursery and Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 47 children at any one time.
Who runs Choo Choo's Day Nursery and Preschool?
Choo Choo's Day Nursery and Preschool is run by RAEF Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Choo Choo's Day Nursery and Preschool?
Taunton is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Choo Choo's Day Nursery and Preschool?
You can call 01823 252264 and visit www.choochoosdaynursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY457194 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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