Nurseries in Torbay

There are 29 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Torbay council area, and 10 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Torbay

Ofsted report cards: 6 settings (9 Strong standard, 27 Expected standard)
Ofsted grades before November 2025: 20 settings (3 Outstanding, 17 Good)

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

Childminders and home childcarers

58 registered childminders in Torbay (Ofsted childcare register, as at 30 June 2026)
6 registered home childcarers in Torbay (Ofsted childcare register, as at 30 June 2026)

Childminders look after children in their own homes. We show how many are registered, not who they are.

Nurseries and pre-schools

Abbey School Nursery - Day nursery, Torquay TQ1 4PR, ages 0 to 4, 64 places
Ofsted report card, 28 April 2026: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
Acorns Pre-School - Day nursery, Torquay TQ2 6AP, ages 2 to 4, 68 places
Ofsted, 31 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
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
Butterflies Early Years Centre - Pre-school, Brixham TQ5 0EE, ages 2 to 4, 18 places
Ofsted, 13 July 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
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
Furrough Cross Pre-School - Pre-school, Torquay TQ1 3SB, ages 2 to 4, 29 places
Ofsted report card, 24 November 2025: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Galmpton Pre-school - Pre-school, Brixham TQ5 0LT, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
Ofsted, 24 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Hatfield Nursery - Day nursery, Torquay TQ1 4NZ, ages 0 to 4, 50 places
Ofsted, 1 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Holy Angels Pre-School - Day nursery, Torquay TQ2 6DB, ages 2 to 7, 30 places
Ofsted, 16 September 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Kiddi Caru Nursery - Day nursery, Torquay TQ2 7AZ, ages 0 to 4, 105 places
Ofsted, 23 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Thinkers at Furzeham Primary - Pre-school, Brixham TQ5 8BL, 15 places
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, Torquay TQ1 4PA, ages 0 to 4, 30 places
Ofsted, 5 October 2022: Outstanding 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
Muddy Wellies Nursery at YMCA - Day nursery, Paignton TQ4 6ES, 55 places
Peekaboo Childcare - Day nursery, Torquay TQ2 7HH, ages 0 to 4, 55 places
Ofsted, 16 April 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Play Torbay - Brixham - Day nursery, Brixham TQ5 0SB
Preston Community Preschool - Pre-school, Paignton TQ3 2RB, ages 0 to 4, 52 places
Ofsted, 4 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Rainbow Day Nursery - Day nursery, Torquay TQ2 7AB, ages 0 to 4, 54 places
Ofsted report card, 19 May 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
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
Southernwood Nursery - Day nursery, Torquay TQ2 6JE, ages 2 to 4, 36 places
Ofsted, 3 November 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
St Marychurch Pre School - Pre-school, Torquay TQ1 4QY, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
Ofsted, 23 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
St Matthias Pre-School & Childcare Centre - Day nursery, Torquay TQ1 1HW, ages 2 to 11, 28 places
Ofsted, 29 November 2024: 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
Tops Babbacombe - Day nursery, Torquay TQ1 3SR, ages 0 to 4, 50 places
Ofsted, 3 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Watcombe Children's Centre Nursery - Day nursery, Torquay TQ2 8NU, ages 0 to 4, 45 places
Ofsted, 9 May 2025: 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 - Sherwell Valley - Out-of-school club, Torquay TQ2 6ES, 45 places
Jo and Stu Childcare - Out-of-school club, Torquay TQ1 4QH, 15 places
Kinetic Sports Group - Abbey - Out-of-school club, Torquay TQ1 4PR
Kinetic Sports Group - Hayes - Out-of-school club, Paignton TQ4 5PJ
Kinetic Sports Group - Oldway - Out-of-school club, Paignton TQ3 2SY
Kinetic Sports Group - Priory - Out-of-school club, Torquay TQ1 4NZ
Reach Outdoors - Out-of-school club, Paignton TQ4 6LP
Stagecoach Torquay - Torquay Boys Grammar School - Out-of-school club, Torquay TQ2 7EL
The Big Step - Out-of-school club, Torquay TQ1 4RN
Torbay Special Needs Playscheme and Saturday Club - Out-of-school club, Paignton TQ3 2NA

Nursery groups with settings here

Little Thinkers Pre-School & Nursery (3 here)
Mama Bear's Day Nursery Ltd (3 here)
Sunflower Day Nursery LLP (1 here)
The Childcare Corporation Limited (1 here)
Tops Day Nursery Limited (1 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)

Towns in Torbay

Schools in Torbay

Schools in Torbay council area
All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School - Primary
Brixham Church of England Primary School - Primary
Cockington Primary School - Primary
Collaton St Mary Church of England Primary School - Primary
Curledge Street Academy - Primary
Eden Park Primary & Nursery School - Primary
Ellacombe Church of England Academy - Primary
Furzeham Primary School - Primary
Galmpton Church of England Primary School - Primary
Hayes School - Primary
Homelands Primary School - Primary
Ilsham Church of England Academy - Primary

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