Childcare in Dawlish
Dawlish has 3 day nurseries and 3 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 2 of them and rated 1 Good or better. 4 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 2025Opened Puffins at Westcliff Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Secret Garden Day Nursery (Dawlish) Ltd Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Secret Garden Day Nursery Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Dawlish
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Dawlish take babies?
5 settings in Dawlish 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 Dawlish?
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 Dawlish
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.