Mama Bear's Day Nursery (Taunton)

Somerset College, of Arts and Technology, Wellington Road, Taunton TA1 5AX
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8.8 63 Reviews
  • Mama Bear's Day Nursery (Taunton), Taunton
Mama Bear's Day Nursery (Taunton) is a purpose-built setting with rooms that are tailored and resourced for the practice of pre-school learning. Three main age groups reflect the different stages of development, which themselves are enhanced by a large outdoor play area.

Sound pre-school education is assisted by good health and nutrition, with a fresh and seasonal menu produced by an experienced nursery cook. Though independently run, the nursery has strong links with the local college, including with many students who are parents.

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Care Provided by Mama Bear's Day Nursery (Taunton)

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Louise Redwood (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 11
  • Total Places for Children
  • 53
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:30-19:00
    Tuesday 07:30-19:00
    Wednesday 07:30-19:00
    Thursday 07:30-19:00
    Friday 07:30-19:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Mama Bear's Day Nursery (Taunton) Reviews (63)

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Mama Bear's Day Nursery (Taunton) has a Review Score of 8.8 (8.772) out of 10, based on 5 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Mama Bear's Day Nursery (Taunton) has 63 reviews.

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Review from Candice (Mother of Child) published on 13 November 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Love this nursery, my son is extremely happy here, compared to feedback from friends whose children go to other nurseries we definitely made the right choice. Staff are brilliant, menus for children are great with lots of variety, activities are great and eyLog is really useful.

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Review from I G (Father of Child) published on 30 October 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Brilliant staff, our main reason for choosing Mama Bears was the long-serving management and staff retention. The outside space has been vastly extended and improved, which was also a big selling point for us, as other local nurseries lacked these facilities.

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Review from Matt W (Father of Child) published on 27 October 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child is always happy to go to the nursery and enjoys every day there. We get regular updates most days via the parent app so can see what she is doing while she is there. Staff always very friendly and helpful where needed.

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Review from Jodie A (Mother of Child) published on 26 October 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My Daughter and I love Mama Bear's.
She never has a boring moment there, as there is plenty to do and she always comes home super tired (due to all the playing and learning).
The staff are brilliant, I couldn't say a bad word about any of them. They're all very kind and great with the little ones.
My child is always left in safe hands.
The food always smells beautiful whilst being cooked. And my daughter always seems to eat everything and more.
All in all this nursery is brilliant!

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Review from Rebecca D (Mother of Child) published on 18 August 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Lovely nursery with amazing staff. Excellent feedback is given at the end of each day, lots of time spent outside and great menus. Our son has been looked after for the last four years and thanks to the nursery staff, he is ready to start school in September.

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Review from T A (Mother of Child) published on 27 July 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

It's has been almost two years since our son started attending Mama Bear's Nursery and Pre School and I couldn't be more confident that we made the right choice.
It has been a fantastic journey full of fun, learning and discovery. The variety of activities is brilliant and all the staff are very friendly
and professional at all times.
Excellent and nutritious food while the safeguarding procedures are great.
A wonderful place and staff that my son is surely going to miss.
Well done and Thank you for all the care and hard work.

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Review from Andy L (Father of Child) published on 24 July 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I love the engagement my son has with both the staff and other children. He is always happy and loves telling us of his daily experiences when he gets home. Recently (due to the arrival of his little sister) there have been a couple of occasions, where he has not wanted to be left in nursery at morning
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Needless to say, every time I run away !! he settles within minutes and starts getting on with his day.
The staff always go the extra mile when required to inform us that he has settled, which keeps my wife happy and allows her to continue with her day without regrets.


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Review from Laura L (Mother of Child) published on 24 July 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My girls really love to go to the nursery, they are really learning many things! I have already recommended it to many friends of ours because we like everything about it: not only the activities that are planned but also the fact that every child is helped to reach the maximum in everything.

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Review from Hazel A (Mother of Child) published on 24 July 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I can't recommend the Taunton nursery higher. The staff there are helpful, caring and supportive. My little boy started in the baby room last November and had the usual struggles settling, but the staff were fantastic at reassuring me and giving him the time he needed. They were always flexible with
his routine and provided lots for him to play and grow. He has really come on lots since starting and we are really sad that his time here has come to an end.

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Review from Pete J (Father of Child) published on 24 July 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I find Mama Bear's to be a fantastic nursery, well organised with the children's best interests as the number one priority. Very friendly and helpful staff who are only too happy to provide help and advice if asked. The nursery is of a good size that offers the right level of interaction with the children
and is ideally located in Taunton to meet our needs. Greater flexibility on available days would be good, but the limited availability is a consequence of how good the nursery is.

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Review from Zoe (Mother of Child) published on 24 July 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Everyone at Mama Bears is completely devoted to the care of children, they have endless enthusiasm, humour and patience. It is small enough to be personal but large enough to allow children to engage in group activities and develop numerous friendships. Activities are varied, outside play is encouraged
and feedback is provided daily.

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Review from Lucy R (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Lovely nursery, staff friendly and helpful. Give me good daily written and verbal info on my child's day.


The eylog they use is useful.


Inside space is good with some fantastic hand built role play areas.


They do a good range of daily activities including messy play and cooking which my child

loves.


Outside space could be bigger but is fine. Some more outdoor activities/trips might be nice.


My daughter is always keen and happy to go in, which says it all for me.


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Review from C D (Father of Child) published on 3 March 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very happy with Mama Bears Taunton. My son has been there for 4 years and has enjoyed it very much. So much sometimes that he doesn't want to come home when we pick him up. Friendly staff who keep them entertained throughout the day. My son is always tired at the end of the day through learning and
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Review from Lisa C (Mother of Child) published on 2 March 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All staff are approachable and very friendly. Levels of communication between staff and parents are always open. The nursery provides a wide range of activities and all staff present as showing a high level of commitment to the development and welfare of the children.

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Review from Elin R (Mother of Child) published on 2 March 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Since my daughter has been attending Mama Bears, she has become a more confident, little girl. Staff are always happy to help in trying to make sure my daughter is happy when I drop her off and she is always happy and content when myself or daddy collects her. The daily info sheets are helpful so we
know what activities my daughter has been up to during her session. My daughter has also become less fussy with food as she sees other children in her session eating the same which helps so we then get the same food for home to encourage her to eat what she has eaten at school.

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Review from A D (Father of Child) published on 2 March 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Mama Bears have clearly enhanced my son's development since he started attending.
He looks forward to going and has a great relationship with the staff and the other children.
I love hearing about all the different activities he does and feel safe in the knowledge that he is being well looked after.

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Review from Alicia S (Mother of Child) published on 2 March 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent staff and facilities. My child is always very happy to go to nursery. He takes part in a range of stimulating activities whilst there and seems to particularly enjoy the messy play. I am always impressed with the level of enthusiasm and energy from the staff and I cannot fault the communication
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Review from Chloe (Mother of Child) published on 1 March 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This is the second child we have sent to this nursery and they have both been very happy.
She always has good fun and talks all about it when she comes home.
She enjoys the food.
She likes going on the walks around the local area.
We would recommend.

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Review from Justin C (Father of Child) published on 1 March 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter enjoys every day she attends nursery.


She always has lots to tell me after her day there.


She's advancing very well and attending Mama Bears has obviously helped with her progress considerably.


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Review from Stevie (Mother of Child) published on 15 July 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I think the staff at Mama Bears are excellent, they are extremely friendly and helpful. My girls love their school. Thank you for helping my girls with their learning, they have grown into lovely little girls.

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Current Review Score: 8.8 (8.772)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.8 (8.772) out of 10 for Mama Bear's Day Nursery (Taunton) is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 5 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.0 out of 5 from 5 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.800 for Mama Bear's Day Nursery (Taunton) is calculated as follows: ( (48 Excellents x 5) + (12 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 60 Ratings = 4.8

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 3.972 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Mama Bear's Day Nursery (Taunton) is based on 5 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 = 3.5

    • ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 53 number of registered child places is 10.6. 5 Positive Reviews ÷ 10.6 = 0.472

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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