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Nurseries in Newton Abbot

There are 22 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Newton Abbot, and 14 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Newton Abbot

  • Ofsted report cards: 4 settings (10 Strong standard, 12 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 17 settings (1 Outstanding, 16 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Abbotsbury School - Day nursery, Newton Abbot TQ12 2JD, ages 2 to 4, 65 places
    Ofsted, 12 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Abbotskerswell Pre School - Pre-school, Newton Abbot TQ12 5YF, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 29 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Ark in the Park Day Nursery - Day nursery, Newton Abbot TQ12 1BZ, ages 0 to 4, 78 places
    Ofsted, 7 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Cedarwood Montessori - Pre-school, Newton Abbot TQ12 6NQ
  • Chagford Montessori Nursery School - Day nursery, Newton Abbot TQ13 8BX, ages 2 to 5, 58 places
    Ofsted, 1 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Chudleigh Knighton Pre-School - Pre-school, Newton Abbot TQ13 0EY, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 20 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Chudleigh Preschool - Pre-school, Newton Abbot TQ13 0HL, ages 0 to 4, 28 places
    Ofsted, 26 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Humpty Dumpty Childcare Ltd / Kingsteignton - Day nursery, Newton Abbot TQ12 3QY, ages 0 to 4, 48 places
    Ofsted, 12 November 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kingskerswell Playgroup and Nursery - Day nursery, Newton Abbot TQ12 5LD, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 20 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kingsteignton Day Nursery - Day nursery, Newton Abbot TQ12 3AN, ages 1 to 3, 38 places
    Ofsted report card, 12 December 2025: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Little Ones at Bovey Tracey - Day nursery, Newton Abbot TQ13 9HZ, ages 1 to 4, 44 places
    Ofsted, 2 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Newton Abbot Preschool - Day nursery, Newton Abbot TQ12 2NB, ages 2 to 5, 20 places
    Ofsted, 15 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Ogwell Pre School - Day nursery, Newton Abbot TQ12 6AJ, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 20 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Poppins Day Nursery - Day nursery, Newton Abbot TQ12 4LQ, ages 1 to 4, 49 places
    Ofsted report card, 16 June 2026: Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Rackerhayes Pre School - Day nursery, Newton Abbot TQ12 3JU, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 5 October 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Skylark Nursery School - Pre-school, Newton Abbot TQ13 7LJ, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted report card, 27 November 2025: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • St Josephs Pre-School Unit - Day nursery, Newton Abbot TQ12 1PT, ages 2 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 17 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sunflower Day Nursery - Day nursery, Newton Abbot TQ12 3AF, ages 1 to 4, 38 places
    Ofsted, 26 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sunflower Day Nursery Courtenay Park - Day nursery, Newton Abbot TQ12 2HD, ages 0 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 7 December 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Widecombe Pre-school - Day nursery, Newton Abbot TQ13 7TB, ages 2 to 5, 18 places
    Ofsted, 28 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Woodlanders - Day nursery, Newton Abbot TQ13 7DR, ages 2 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 17 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Woodpecker Forest School - Pre-school, Newton Abbot TQ12 6QG, ages 3 to 5, 30 places
    Ofsted report card, 23 March 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Achieve4All - St Catherine's - Out-of-school club, Newton Abbot TQ12 6SB, 45 places
  • Achieve4All - St Michael's - Out-of-school club, Newton Abbot TQ12 3BQ, 40 places
  • Bovey Tracey After School Club - Out-of-school club, Newton Abbot TQ13 9HZ, 35 places
  • Chudleigh Knighton Primary School Wrap Around Care - Out-of-school club, Newton Abbot TQ13 0EU, 32 places
  • Fish Chudleigh Town Hall - Out-of-school club, Newton Abbot TQ13 0HL, 32 places
  • Fun In School Holidays (FISH) - Out-of-school club, Newton Abbot TQ13 0LS, 60 places
  • High 5 Stover School - Out-of-school club, Newton Abbot TQ12 6QG, 48 places
  • Merlin Playscheme - Out-of-school club, Newton Abbot TQ12 1TX, 25 places
  • Premier Wraparound @ Bradley Barton - Out-of-school club, Newton Abbot TQ12 1PR, 11 places
  • Premier Wraparound @ Haytor View - Out-of-school club, Newton Abbot TQ12 4BD, 11 places
  • Stagecoach Newton Abbot - Coombeshead Academy - Out-of-school club, Newton Abbot TQ12 1PT
  • Stagecoach Performing Arts at Stover School - Out-of-school club, Newton Abbot TQ12 6QG
  • The Big Step - Out-of-school club, Newton Abbot TQ12 1PT
  • The Big Step - Out-of-school club, Newton Abbot TQ12 3JG

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Newton Abbot

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.