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Childcare in Ivybridge

Ivybridge has 7 day nurseries, 2 pre-schools, 2 school nursery classes, 4 childminders and 1 after-school club. Ofsted has inspected 11 of them and rated 10 Good or better, 4 of them Outstanding. 5 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
90%of the 11 inspected here are Good or better, 4 Outstanding
7 of 16are 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.

Everything 16Day nurseries 7Pre-schools 2School nurseries 2Childminders 4After-school clubs 1
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Day nurseries 7

Cornwood Preschool

Day nursery · School Field, Fore Street, Ivybridge, PL21 9PZ

GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+From 2 years07:45 to 16:30, 5 days a week★ 5.0 Google, 725 placesLong established
01752 837099Their website

Ivybridge Pre School

Day nursery · The Erme Primary School, Station Road, Ivybridge, PL21 0AJ

GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+From 2 years07:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week20 placesLong established
07787977504Their website

Pre-schools 1

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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 2025Opened High 5 AfterSchool Ugborough Out-of-school day care
  • Dec 2025Closed Ugborough And Bittaford Pre-school at Ugborough Primary School Out-of-school day care
  • Dec 2025Closed Ugborough and Bittaford Pre-School Full day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Ivybridge

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

Which nurseries in Ivybridge take funded hours?

7 of the 16 settings in Ivybridge 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Ivybridge rated Outstanding?

Yes. 4 of the 11 settings Ofsted has inspected in Ivybridge hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Ivybridge take babies?

13 settings in Ivybridge 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 Ivybridge?

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 Ivybridge

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

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