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Nurseries in Torquay

There are 14 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Torquay, and 6 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Torquay

  • Ofsted report cards: 3 settings (5 Strong standard, 13 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 11 settings (2 Outstanding, 9 Good)

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

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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Peekaboo Childcare - Day nursery, Torquay TQ2 7HH, ages 0 to 4, 55 places
    Ofsted, 16 April 2024: 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
  • 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
  • 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

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 - Priory - Out-of-school club, Torquay TQ1 4NZ
  • Stagecoach Torquay - Torquay Boys Grammar School - Out-of-school club, Torquay TQ2 7EL
  • The Big Step - Out-of-school club, Torquay TQ1 4RN

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 Torquay

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