Full-day nursery in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset
Fair Start Nursery
6 Princess Street, BURNHAM-ON-SEA, TA8 1EH · 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 February 2008Reference EY367869Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 March 2025Food 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
6 Princess Street, BURNHAM-ON-SEA, TA8 1EH · More nurseries in TA8
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Post Office, Swimming Pool and Hospital.
Parks and playgrounds
- Manor Gardens2 min walk
- Winchester Park12 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground12 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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Fair Start Nursery is a full-day nursery at 6 Princess Street, BURNHAM-ON-SEA, TA8 1EH, in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Andrew's Church Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.1 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.3 miles
- Burnham-On-Sea Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected January 2023 0.5 miles
- Churchfield Church School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.3 miles
- Berrow Church Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.7 miles
- The King Alfred School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.0 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 Fair Start Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Fair Start Nursery Good at its inspection on 25 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Fair Start Nursery take?
Fair Start Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Fair Start Nursery?
Highbridge & Burnham-on-Sea is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Fair Start Nursery?
You can call 01278 795165.
Tools for parents in Somerset
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 13 November 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.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN 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 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY367869 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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