Report card Feb 2026
150 placesPL7 4RR01752 347170
South West
Childcare in Plymouth
162 registered providers with 3,983 places, down 5.1% since December 2021.
64day nurseries
65childminders
21after-school clubs
68newly registered since 2021
61.8%rated Good or better
117closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 35.6% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
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Settings across the council
The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
Report card Feb 2026
115 placesPL2 3RW01752776633
Outstanding
86 placesPL4 8AA01752 588550
Outstanding
38 placesPL5 1EJ01752 350882
Good
330 placesPL3 5LW01752 777087
Good
146 placesPL6 5QZ01752 786 318
Report card Feb 2026
140 placesPL3 6DG01752224747
Report card May 2026
122 placesPL1 5EH01752 276227
Good
120 placesPL9 7AZ01752 481181
Good
120 placesPL3 4DU01752 511007
Report card Feb 2026
97 placesPL6 5ZD01752767411
Report card Feb 2026
92 placesPL4 6EU01752 226766
Good
79 placesPL3 5QL01752 770550
Good
79 placesPL5 3DE01752 777444
Good
64 placesPL9 9AY01752 206568
Good
64 placesPL7 1UB01752 343085
Good
62 placesPL1 2JA01752 664 884
Good
62 placesPL7 2AQ01752348088
Good
59 placesPL6 8BH01752 776460
Good
59 placesPL4 0PA01752551502
Good
55 placesPL3 6HA01752 225115
Report card May 2026
53 placesPL4 0EA01752 601888
Good
53 placesPL1 4DW01752 565156
Report card Apr 2026
50 placesPL7 2AU01752346399
Good
48 placesPL7 2EU01752 345 838
Good
48 placesPL2 3PZ01752 500900
Good
44 placesPL3 4ND01752 661445
Good
42 placesPL4 9LD01752 601909
Good
40 placesPL4 7HW01752 225271
Good
40 placesPL2 3BY07779332939
Good
38 placesPL6 8UN01752 786444
Good
38 placesPL5 3NG01752 201372
Good
38 placesPL7 4RR01752 337335
Good
38 placesPL5 1DJ01752 297837
Good
36 placesPL2 2BG01752 555878
Good
35 placesPL9 9GH01752 403312
Good
33 placesPL7 2WU07929825261
Good
33 placesPL7 1XQ01752 343411
Good
33 placesPL1 1TL01752 223181
Good
30 placesPL1 4BN01752 551502
Good
30 placesPL6 5UB01752 701187
Good
29 placesPL6 5BX01752 782 552
Good
26 placesPL7 2PS01752 331186
Good
26 placesPL3 4JN01752 225102
Good
26 placesPL3 5JB01752 769355
Good
26 placesPL4 8SX07779336475
Good
25 placesPL9 9HD01752 403394
Good
24 placesPL9 9JL01752 481152
Good
24 placesPL5 1NE01752 517 473
Good
20 placesPL6 6QS01752 204082
Good
20 placesPL7 2ET01752337817
Good
16 placesPL3 4QE01752 700164
Good
15 placesPL5 2LN01752 875840
Report card Dec 2025
12 placesPL6 7EN01752 788345
Good
PL6 6JW01752 707707
Report card Mar 2026
34 placesPL2 1RJ01752 561602
Not yet inspected
72 placesPL4 6RN01752 749990
Not yet inspected
60 placesPL6 5BX01752781888
Not yet inspected
55 placesPL6 5RN01752 786113
Report card Jan 2026
55 placesPL6 5RT01752 769704
No longer open
Settings that have closed
Worked out by comparing consecutive Ofsted releases; the closure falls in the six months before the date shown.
| Setting | Town | Places it had | Last rating | Gone by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra House | Plymouth | 60 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Honeyshute Day Nursery Compton | Plymouth | 56 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Honeyshute Preschool | Plymouth | 36 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Honeyshute Day Nursery and Pre School | Eggbuckland | 35 | Outstanding | Jun 2026 |
| Honeyshute Day Nursery | Plymouth | 30 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Honeyshute Day Nursery | Plymouth | 20 | Outstanding | Jun 2026 |
| Sporty Stars - Plymouth Marjon | Plymouth | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| High5 Eggbuckland School | Plymouth | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Stagecoach Plymouth | Plymouth | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Little Owls Pre-School Plymouth CIO | Plymouth | 53 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Morley Meadow Primary School Premier Wraparound Care | Plymouth | 44 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Greenshoots | Plymouth | 40 | Outstanding | Dec 2025 |
| Buddies Bungalow | Plymouth | 40 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Boringdon Primary School Premier Education Wraparound Care | Plymouth | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Premier Education Holiday Club Widewell Primary School | Plymouth | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Premier Education Holiday Club Chaddlewood Primary School | Plymouth | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| High 5 Pomphlett Primary | Plymouth | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Nuffield Health Creche Devonshire | Plymouth | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| KCs Breakfast and Afterschool Club | Plymouth | 120 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Seedlings Pre School | Plymouth | 73 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Little Deers Pre-School | Plymouth | 30 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Stoke Damerel Preschool | Plymouth | 30 | Outstanding | Jun 2025 |
| Flint and Steel Forest School | Plymouth | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Stagecoach Plymouth | Plymouth | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Monty's Den | Plymouth | 68 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Pelican Children's Centre | Plymouth | 48 | Needs improvement | Dec 2024 |
| Peter Pan Playgroup - Keyham | Plymouth | 20 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Centrul Educational Arici Pogonici | Plymouth | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Roundabout Nursery | Plymouth | 72 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Tops Efford | Plymouth | 68 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Frogmore Montessori Nursery | Plymouth | 38 | Outstanding | Dec 2023 |
| Get Up & Go Community Nursery | Plymouth | 34 | Outstanding | Dec 2023 |
| Whitleigh Playcare | Plymouth | 24 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| New Life @ Boringdon | Plymouth | 50 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| High 5 Widey Court Primary School | Plymouth | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Playbox Pre-School | Plymouth | 49 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Woodford Community Pre-School | Plympton | 48 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Characters Day Nursery | Plymouth | 40 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Explorers Den | Plymouth | 38 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Jack & Jill's Childcare Crownhill | Plymouth | 24 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Fit for Sport @ Riverside School | Plymouth | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| High 5 Plymouth College | Plymouth | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Fit For Sport At Plymouth Life Centre | Plymouth | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Seedlings Preschool Ltd | Plymouth | 39 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| Marine Academy Nursery | Plymouth | 36 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Sunflower Seeds | Plymouth | 32 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Little Farmers | Plymouth | 26 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |