Full-day nursery in Firepool, Somerset
Spring Hollies
Hollies Children Centre, South Street, Taunton, TA1 3AG · 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 November 2022Reference 2711634Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 15 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 6 July 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Hollies Children Centre, South Street, Taunton, TA1 3AG · More nurseries in TA1
Stations
- Taunton22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
18 bus stops within 400 m, including The Hollies, Trinity Road and Trinity School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Victoria Park7 min walk
- Hamilton Park10 min walk
- Vivary Park10 min walk
- Holway Green12 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground8 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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Spring Hollies is a full-day nursery at Hollies Children Centre, South Street, Taunton, TA1 3AG, in Firepool, Somerset. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Action For Children Developments Limited.
Run by Action For Children Developments Limited (company), which runs 22 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.2 miles
- Willow Vale School ages 5–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.3 miles
- St George's Catholic School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.4 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 0.4 miles
- Holway Park Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- Blackbrook Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.6 miles
- Minerva Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected November 2022 0.7 miles
- North Town Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.9 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 Spring Hollies's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Spring Hollies Good at its inspection on 15 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Spring Hollies take?
Spring Hollies is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
Who runs Spring Hollies?
Spring Hollies is run by Action For Children Developments Limited, which runs 22 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Spring Hollies?
Taunton is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2711634 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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