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Childcare in Exmouth

Exmouth has 7 day nurseries, 1 pre-school, 6 school nursery classes, 8 childminders and 8 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 11 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 19 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.

29places per 100 under-fives in Devon, against 32 for England
100%of the 11 inspected here are Good or better, 1 Outstanding
7 of 30are 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 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.

19 settings match. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.

Day nurseries 7

ABC Day Nursery

Day nursery · 143 Exeter Road, Exmouth, EX8 3DX

GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Babies from 9 months07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week50 placesOpen for decades

Lympstone Preschool

Day nursery · Candys Field, School Hill, Exmouth, EX8 5HP

GoodBirth to 8+Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm39 placesLong established

Pre-schools 1

Happy Days Nursery

Pre-school · Exmouth Community College, Gipsy Lane, Exmouth, EX8 3AF

Not yet inspectedBirth to 508:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week28 placesNewly opened

Childminders 8

Only childminders who agreed to be listed publicly appear here. Ofsted holds many more and does not publish their details.

Lomas,Clare

Childminder · Exmouth, EX8 1TL

OutstandingBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesRegistered for decades

Mardle, Naomi

Childminder · Exmouth, EX8 1SB

GoodBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder3 placesRegistered for decades

Walter, Hannah

Childminder · Exmouth, EX8 2NQ

GoodBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder5 placesLong established

Langson Justice, Kirsty

Childminder · Exmouth, EX8 4QB

GoodBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder12 placesRegistered for decades

Keays-Smith, Frances Sara

Childminder · Exmouth, EX8 3QS

GoodBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesRegistered for decades

Leworthy, Georgia Annice

Childminder · Exmouth, EX8 1TD

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder3 placesRegistered a few years

Illy, Joanne

Childminder · Exmouth, EX8 4AL

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesNewly registered

MacDonald, James

Childminder · Exmouth, EX8 4AL

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesNewly registered

After-school and holiday clubs 3

Fish Exmouth

After-school club · Withycombe Raleigh C of E Primary School, Withycombe Village Road, Exmouth, EX8 3BA

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week50 placesLong established

FISH Brixington

After-school club · Brixington Primary Academy, Brixington Lane, Exmouth, EX8 4JQ

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week32 placesLong established

Sporty Stars - St Peters

After-school club · St. Peters School, Harefield, Exmouth, EX8 5AU

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Before and after school, plus holidays60 placesNewly opened

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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 Little Ducklings Nursery Devon Ltd Sessional day care
  • Jun 2026Opened Primary Sports & Education Limited Out-of-school day care
  • Dec 2025Opened Happy Days Nursery Sessional day care
  • Dec 2025Closed Happy Days Nursery Full day care
  • Jun 2025Closed Red Rock Leisure Limited
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Exmouth

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

Which nurseries in Exmouth take funded hours?

7 of the 30 settings in Exmouth 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 Exmouth rated Outstanding?

Yes. 1 of the 11 settings Ofsted has inspected in Exmouth hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Exmouth take babies?

19 settings in Exmouth 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 Exmouth?

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.