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Childcare in Bude

Bude has 4 day nurseries, 3 pre-schools, 2 school nursery classes and 2 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 4 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 7 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Cornwall there are 31 places per 100 children under five, about the same as England as a whole at 32.

31places per 100 under-fives in Cornwall, against 32 for England
100%of the 4 inspected here are Good or better, 1 Outstanding
2 of 11are recorded as taking the funded hours; the rest are unknown, not a no

Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Cornwall, 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 127 school nursery classes across Cornwall, because nobody publishes how many children they take.

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Day nurseries 3

Budehaven Day Nursery

Day nursery · Budehaven Community School, Valley Road, Bude, EX23 8DQ

GoodBirth to 8+08:00 to 17:30, 5 days a week24 placesOpen for decades
01288 356784

Lullaby Sea

Day nursery · Red Post Inn, Launcells, Bude, EX23 9NW

Not yet inspectedBirth to 5Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm35 placesNewly opened
01288358589

Pre-schools 2

Stratton Playgroup

Pre-school · New Road, Stratton, Bude, EX23 9AP

GoodBirth to 5Sessions in term time, often mornings23 placesOpen for decades
01288 356135

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Recently

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 2026Closed Early Birds Nursery Full day care
  • Jun 2026Closed St Petroc's School Nursery Full day care
  • Jun 2026Opened LJD Coaching Holiday Programme Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2026Opened Lullaby Sea Full day care
  • Dec 2025Opened Cognition @ The STEM Den Out-of-school day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Bude

Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.

Which nurseries in Bude take funded hours?

2 of the 11 settings in Bude 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.

Are any nurseries in Bude rated Outstanding?

Yes. 1 of the 4 settings Ofsted has inspected in Bude hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Bude take babies?

5 settings in Bude 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 Bude?

Cornwall has 31 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.

Nearby

Towns close to Bude

Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.

Holsworthy8 settings · 7.1 milesBeaworthy5 settings · 13.5 milesLaunceston20 settings · 14.5 milesTorrington5 settings · 17.4 milesBideford29 settings · 18.3 milesOkehampton17 settings · 22 miles
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