Childcare in Crediton
Crediton has 6 day nurseries, 1 pre-school, 6 school nursery classes and 3 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 6 of them and rated 5 Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 10 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Devon there are 29 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 Devon, 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 184 school nursery classes across Devon, 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 The NEST Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Achieve4All - Copplestone Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Bow Bears Pre School CIO Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Crediton
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Crediton take funded hours?
6 of the 16 settings in Crediton 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Crediton rated Outstanding?
Yes. 1 of the 6 settings Ofsted has inspected in Crediton hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Crediton take babies?
10 settings in Crediton 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 Crediton?
Devon has 29 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 Crediton
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.