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Childcare in Totnes

Totnes has 3 day nurseries, 4 pre-schools, 9 school nursery classes, 2 childminders and 2 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 5 of them and rated 4 Good or better. 15 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
80%of the 5 inspected here are Good or better
7 of 20are 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 20Day nurseries 3Pre-schools 4School nurseries 9Childminders 2After-school clubs 2
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Day nurseries 3

Pre-schools 4

Venture Dartington

Pre-school · The Dartington Hall Trust, Warren Lane, Totnes, TQ9 6EE

Report card May 2026Birth to 8+Sessions in term time, often mornings28 placesOpen a few years
07500927722

River School

Pre-school · Cornworthy Court Farm, Cornworthy, Totnes, TQ9 7ES

Not yet inspected5 and overSessions in term time, often morningsOpen a few years
07518580472

Totnes Forest School

Pre-school · Knowle Linhay, Broadhempston, Totnes, TQ9 6DA

Not yet inspected5 and overSessions in term time, often morningsOpen a few years
01392 715940

School nursery classes 9

Childminders 2

Only childminders who agreed to be listed publicly appear here. Ofsted holds many more and does not publish their details.

Skyrme-Mason, Wendy Ann

Childminder · Totnes, TQ9 5ND

GoodBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesRegistered for decades

Woodcock, Hazel Niamh

Childminder · Totnes, TQ9 5GJ

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminderNewly registered

After-school and holiday clubs 2

The Hollow Lane Club Dartington

After-school club · Bidwell Brook School, Shinners Bridge, Totnes, TQ9 6JU

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Before and after school, plus holidays8 placesLong established
01392463863

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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.

  • Jun 2026Opened Premier Wraparound @ Diptford Full day care
  • Jun 2026Opened Premier Wraparound @ Stoke Gabriel Out-of-school day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Totnes

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

Which nurseries in Totnes take funded hours?

7 of the 20 settings in Totnes 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 Totnes take babies?

9 settings in Totnes 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 Totnes?

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 Totnes

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

Paignton29 settings · 5.4 milesDartmouth7 settings · 7.1 milesTorquay38 settings · 7.9 milesBrixham9 settings · 8 milesNewton Abbot66 settings · 9 milesIvybridge16 settings · 9.9 miles
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