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Childcare in Ilfracombe

Ilfracombe has 2 day nurseries, 1 pre-school, 3 school nursery classes and 1 after-school club. Ofsted has inspected 3 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 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.

29places per 100 under-fives in Devon, against 32 for England
100%of the 3 inspected here are Good or better, 1 Outstanding
5 of 7are 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.

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Day nurseries 2

Pre-schools 1

Berrynarbor Pre-School

Pre-school · Berrynarbor Pre School, Birdswell Lane, Ilfracombe, EX34 9SF

GoodTakes funded hours£10.30 an hourBirth to 8+Babies from 9 months08:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week14 placesOpen for decades
07932851052Their website

School nursery classes 3

After-school and holiday clubs 1

Combe Kids Club

After-school club · Ilfracombe Infant School, Marlborough Road, Ilfracombe, EX34 8JL

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Before and after school, plus holidays24 placesLong established
07449320729

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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.

  • Dec 2025Closed Beach Buddies Ilfracombe Full day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Ilfracombe

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

Which nurseries in Ilfracombe take funded hours?

5 of the 7 settings in Ilfracombe 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Ilfracombe rated Outstanding?

Yes. 1 of the 3 settings Ofsted has inspected in Ilfracombe hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Ilfracombe take babies?

4 settings in Ilfracombe 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 Ilfracombe?

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.

Nearby

Towns close to Ilfracombe

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

Braunton7 settings · 6.2 milesBarnstaple47 settings · 8.7 milesBideford29 settings · 13.6 milesUmberleigh5 settings · 16.2 milesSouth Molton7 settings · 17.4 milesTorrington5 settings · 18.1 miles
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