Childcare in Newton Abbot
Newton Abbot has 16 day nurseries, 6 pre-schools, 13 school nursery classes, 17 childminders and 14 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 33 of them and rated 30 Good or better, 4 of them Outstanding. 33 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.
48 settings match. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.
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 Chudleigh Knighton Primary School Wrap Around Care Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened High 5 Stover School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed High 5 Stover School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed The Orchard Pre-school and Playgroup Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Premier Education Holiday Club Ashburton Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Premier Education Holiday Club Haytor View Community Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Cedarwood Montessori Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Premier Wraparound @ Bradley Barton Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Cedarwood Montessori Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened Premier Wraparound @ Haytor View Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Poppins Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Poppin's Day Care Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Newton Abbot
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Newton Abbot take funded hours?
19 of the 66 settings in Newton Abbot 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Newton Abbot rated Outstanding?
Yes. 4 of the 33 settings Ofsted has inspected in Newton Abbot hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Newton Abbot take babies?
48 settings in Newton Abbot 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 Newton Abbot?
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 Newton Abbot
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.