Outstanding
30 placesTQ2 6DB01803 613095
South West
Childcare in Torbay
103 registered providers with 1,278 places, up 0.3% since December 2021.
21day nurseries
58childminders
10after-school clubs
30newly registered since 2021
59.0%rated Good or better
42closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 10.8% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
Towns
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Highest rated
Settings across the council
The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
Outstanding
30 placesTQ1 4PA01803 316511
Outstanding
22 placesTQ4 7SB01803845989
Good
105 placesTQ2 7AZ01803 615400
Good
72 placesTQ4 7RH01803 525620
Good
69 placesTQ4 6BX01803 557012
Good
68 placesTQ2 6AP01803 217863
Good
67 placesTQ4 7EJ01803540578
Good
65 placesTQ4 5BD01803 520 620
Good
55 placesTQ2 7HH01803614786
Good
54 placesTQ2 7AB
Good
52 placesTQ3 2RB01803520712
Good
50 placesTQ1 4NZ01803316611
Good
50 placesTQ1 3SR01803 311442
Good
45 placesTQ2 8NU01803 316 959
Good
36 placesTQ2 6JE01803607640
Good
30 placesTQ3 3YA01803 668810
Report card Nov 2025
29 placesTQ1 3SB01803 324226
Good
28 placesTQ5 0LT07904 543947
Good
28 placesTQ1 1HW01803 215 068
Good
26 placesTQ3 2DZ07399153536
Good
26 placesTQ1 4QY01803 312542
Good
18 placesTQ5 0EE07977 359030
Report card Apr 2026
64 placesTQ1 4PR01803327868
Not yet inspected
55 placesTQ4 6ES01803 551578
Not yet inspected
45 placesTQ2 6ES03337 722844
Report card May 2026
18 placesTQ3 3XA01803 555657
Not yet inspected
15 placesTQ5 8BL01803208208
Not yet inspected
15 placesTQ1 4QH01803 328913
Report card May 2026
11 placesTQ4 5BA01803557726
Not yet inspected
6 placesTQ4 6NB
Not yet inspected
TQ3 2SY01803302296
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TQ1 4PR01803302296
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TQ4 5PJ01803 302 296
Not yet inspected
TQ5 0SB07508 396282
Not yet inspected
TQ1 4NZ01803302296
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TQ4 6LP01803524950
Not yet inspected
TQ1 4RN07850163498
Not yet inspected
TQ3 2NA01803402757
Not yet inspected
TQ2 7EL07795598493
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muddy Wellies Nursery at YMCA | Paignton | 70 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Sporty Stars Torquay Holiday Camp | Torquay | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Kinetic Sports Group - St Margaret | Brixham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Little Palms | Torquay | 24 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Kinetic Sports Group - Upton St James | Torquay | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Premier Education Holiday Club Furzeham Primary School | Brixham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Phoenix Childcare | Torquay | 55 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| The Nest Neighbourhood Nursery | Brixham | 55 | Outstanding | Dec 2023 |
| Reach Outdoors | Paignton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |