Mama Bear's Day Nursery (Taunton)

Somerset College, of Arts and Technology, Wellington Road, Taunton TA1 5AX
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  • 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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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Amy Wadham (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 (78)

9.9

Mama Bear's Day Nursery (Taunton) has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.944) out of 10, based on 18 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Mama Bear's Day Nursery (Taunton) has 78 reviews.

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Review from S T (Mother of Child) published on 19 August 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has just had her last day at nursery, she’s leaving to go to school. She has absolutely loved the past three years at nursery. She was always really happy to go in. This was despite a three-month break from nursery due to lockdown, it didn’t dampen her enthusiasm for nursery at all! Credit
must go to all the staff who made it extremely easy for her to go back and made it seem as normal as possible. My daughter has made lots of lovely friends at nursery. As well as being happy she has learned a lot at nursery and her enthusiasm for learning has increased further. She can write well already and again she has had plenty of opportunity to practice her ‘mark-making’ at nursery. She also has a wide repertoire of songs and stories she has learned at nursery. I would highly recommend Mama Bear's in Taunton to anyone looking for a nursery.
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Review from Emma P (Mother of Child) published on 14 July 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter finishes at Mama Bears Taunton this month, I have a son who was attending just before her also, I have therefore been going to Mama Bears weekly for the last 4 years. I’m not sure who is more devastated about the end in this era, my child or me! We as a family have appreciated Mama Bears
so much, words cannot express how moved I have been by their efforts to help both my son and daughter to explore both their English and Welsh cultures, the efforts the staff have made to learn some Welsh! I cannot rate the setting enough, as a qualified teacher and currently a pre-school worker myself I can see that they use every opportunity to support the children to learn happily through play and exploration. We will miss Mama Bears, it holds special memories for us. Thank you for all you have done for us, caring for our babies and helping them reach their potential ready for school, Mama Bears Taunton.
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Review from Lucy (Mother of Child) published on 11 February 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Due to my working hours, I do not always get to see the full capacity of what Mama Bear includes, however that being said since my son started last year he seems really happy and content with his days there. The staff have always been very smiley and friendly towards me and so far I have no reason to
complain or criticise this learning environment.
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Review from Steve H (Father of Child) published on 11 February 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both of my children are extremely happy at Mama Bears and look forward to going each week. It’s a struggle to get them to come home at the end of the day! Their learning is noticeably better since they have been attending. I would not hesitate to recommend MB’s to other parents.
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Review from Amy (Mother of Child) published on 28 January 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very pleased with care of two children at Mama Bears. Friendly staff who are always approachable. My children love going to nursery and are happy to stay there for the day. Always lots of activities carried out.
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Review from Reece (Father of Child) published on 28 January 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Wonderful friendly staff, a great place for children to be and learn, and a safe environment, my son loves it there.
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Review from Leanne T (Mother of Child) published on 28 January 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A fantastic nursery, I cant praise them enough. They have shown my son amazing support since he's started and has learnt so much at Mama Bears. All staff are so caring and friendly, you can feel comfortable leaving your child and know they will be happy and nurtured. Will be hard to leave in the summer
as my son loves it there.
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Review from Lisa L (Mother of Child) published on 17 August 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My daughter really enjoys her days at nursery. The staff are always welcoming, happy to see her and she responds to this as she is always smiley. She even gets excited as we approach the building. She gets the opportunity to engage in a variety of different activities which have helped her development
and learning.
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Review from Chris L (Father of Child) published on 8 May 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Staff are friendly and Caring. Nice to leave your child there knowing she will be cared for and looked after.
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Review from Rachel (Mother of Child) published on 8 May 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter is very shy so was nervous when looking for a suitable nursery. Everyone at Mama Bear's Day Nursery (Taunton) has made us feel welcome and my daughter absolutely loves going!
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Review from Michaela (Mother of Child) published on 8 May 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Extremely pleased with the care given by the staff at Mama Bears, I can go to work feeling assured he is in a safe and stimulating environment, and I am confident my son very much enjoys his time there with both the staff and other children.
Activities seem to be varied and time is spent both in and
outside often which is great to see.
Communication between staff and parent is also very good, and end of day summaries are useful and informative.
I would highly recommend this nursery.
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Review from Graeme T (Father of Child) published on 8 May 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
All staff at Mama Bears Taunton are excellent. Always happy, always friendly and able to answer questions. Our daughter thinks they’re great. Food and activities always sound good and report both informal at the end of the day and formal through the app etc are always informative and clear. Couldn’t
get much better.
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Review from Katie (Mother of Child) published on 19 January 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
All the staff are wonderful at the nursery and I have full confidence leaving my child in their capable hands. She comes home after a day of a variety of activities, fun and educational. She eats very well and has made some lovely friends.
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Review from Olivia P (Mother of Child) published on 3 January 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent staff and very excellent nursery. They have all the patience in teaching my child and every time I collected my child she’s always on about that she’s happy and really enjoyed her school.
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Review from Caroline C (Mother of Child) published on 2 January 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am always impressed by their energy, organisation and kindness. All the children are busy, happy, and encouraged to build skills and independence. I couldn’t be happier and I regularly tell friends and family how happy I am with her nursery.
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Review from Candice (Mother of Child) published on 13 November 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
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 Submitted via Website • Report
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 Submitted via Website • Report
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 Submitted via Website • Report
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 Submitted via Website • Report
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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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.944)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.944) out of 10 for Mama Bear's Day Nursery (Taunton) is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 18 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 18 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:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.944 for Mama Bear's Day Nursery (Taunton) is calculated as follows: ( (204 Excellents x 5) + (12 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 216 Ratings = 4.944
  2. 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 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Mama Bear's Day Nursery (Taunton) is based on 18 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 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 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    2. 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, which has been reached with 18 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. 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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