Childcare in Torquay
Torquay has 12 day nurseries, 2 pre-schools, 11 school nursery classes, 7 childminders and 6 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 19 of them and rated 18 Good or better, 3 of them Outstanding. 19 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Torbay there are 21 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 Torbay, 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 21 school nursery classes across Torbay, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
1 setting 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 2026Closed Sporty Stars Torquay Holiday Camp Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Little Palms Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Kinetic Sports Group - Upton St James Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Kinetic Sports Group - Priory Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Sporty Stars Torquay Holiday Camp Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Phoenix Childcare Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Torquay
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Torquay take funded hours?
11 of the 38 settings in Torquay 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Torquay rated Outstanding?
Yes. 3 of the 19 settings Ofsted has inspected in Torquay hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Torquay take babies?
23 settings in Torquay 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 Torquay?
Torbay has 21 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 Torquay
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.