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Nurseries in Paignton

There are 13 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Paignton, and 5 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Paignton

  • Ofsted report cards: 3 settings (4 Strong standard, 14 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 9 settings (2 Outstanding, 7 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Braeside @ Sunflowers Paignton - Day nursery, Paignton TQ4 6BX, ages 1 to 4, 69 places
    Ofsted report card, 3 June 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Collaton St Mary Pre-School Paignton - Day nursery, Paignton TQ3 3YA, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 12 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Compton Valley Nursery and Pre-School - Day nursery, Paignton TQ3 1TB, ages 2 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 12 April 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Thinkers@Curledge Street Academy - Pre-school, Paignton TQ4 5BA, ages 0 to 2, 11 places
    Ofsted report card, 11 May 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Little Thinkers@Kings Ash - Pre-school, Paignton TQ3 3XA, ages 0 to 2, 18 places
    Ofsted report card, 13 May 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Mama Bear's Day Nursery - Day nursery, Paignton TQ4 5BD, ages 0 to 4, 65 places
    Ofsted, 27 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Mama Bear's Day Nursery - Day nursery, Paignton TQ4 7EJ, ages 0 to 4, 67 places
    Ofsted, 1 April 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Marldon Pre-School Playgroup - Day nursery, Paignton TQ3 1SJ, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
    Ofsted, 9 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Muddy Wellies Nursery at YMCA - Day nursery, Paignton TQ4 6ES, 55 places
  • Preston Community Preschool - Pre-school, Paignton TQ3 2RB, ages 0 to 4, 52 places
    Ofsted, 4 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Roselands Community Nursery And Playschool - Day nursery, Paignton TQ4 7RH, ages 2 to 4, 72 places
    Ofsted, 13 July 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St Pauls Second Steps Pre School - Day nursery, Paignton TQ3 2DZ, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 24 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • White Rock Pre-school - Day nursery, Paignton TQ4 7SB, ages 2 to 4, 22 places
    Ofsted, 14 May 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Achieve4All - Marldon - Out-of-school club, Paignton TQ3 1PD, 23 places
  • Kinetic Sports Group - Hayes - Out-of-school club, Paignton TQ4 5PJ
  • Kinetic Sports Group - Oldway - Out-of-school club, Paignton TQ3 2SY
  • Reach Outdoors - Out-of-school club, Paignton TQ4 6LP
  • Torbay Special Needs Playscheme and Saturday Club - Out-of-school club, Paignton TQ3 2NA

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 Paignton

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