Childcare in Sidmouth
Sidmouth has 1 day nursery, 3 school nursery classes, 2 childminders and 2 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 2 of them, and rated every one Good or better. 6 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.
2 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 Kids Holiday Heroes Tipton Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Sporty Stars - St Johns Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Jurassic childcare (Sidmouth) Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in Sidmouth
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Sidmouth take funded hours?
3 of the 8 settings in Sidmouth 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Which nurseries in Sidmouth take babies?
3 settings in Sidmouth 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 Sidmouth?
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 Sidmouth
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.