Childcare in Brixham
Brixham has 1 day nursery, 3 pre-schools, 3 school nursery classes and 2 childminders. Ofsted has inspected 4 of them, and rated every one Good or better. 5 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Torbay there are 21 places per 100 children under five, worse supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Torbay, divided by the children aged 0 to 4 who live there at the 2021 Census. It compares areas; it is not a count of free places today. It also leaves out the 21 school nursery classes across Torbay, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
What has changed here
Ofsted does not publish closures, so we work them out by comparing releases. Worth knowing if you are working from an old list.
- Jun 2026Opened Little Thinkers at Furzeham Primary Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Kinetic Sports Group - St Margaret Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Premier Education Holiday Club Furzeham Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Play Torbay - Brixham Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Kinetic Sports Group - St Margaret Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Brixham
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Brixham take funded hours?
3 of the 9 settings in Brixham are recorded as taking the government funded hours. Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Which nurseries in Brixham take babies?
5 settings in Brixham are registered to take children under two. Ofsted's register does not say whether a setting runs a baby room or has space in it, so ring before you plan around it.
Is it hard to get a nursery place in Brixham?
Torbay has 21 registered childcare places for every 100 children under five, against 32 across England. That is registered capacity rather than free places, so it compares areas rather than telling you what is available this week.
Towns close to Brixham
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.