All Saints Wise Owls
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Axminster for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £7.15 an hour for 2 year old, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 2014, with 15 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year, price list dated April 2026.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 year old2y to 3y | £7.152 year old Hourly | |
| 3+4 Year old3y to 5y | £6.603+4 Year old Hourly |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £25.00 Registration Feerefundable
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £5.00 per 15 minutes Late collection fee
Discounts
- 50% 50% discount for additional holidays/absences4 week notice period of any additional holidays/absences (outside of
Funded hours
We accept all Early Years funding entitlements.
What childcare usually costs in Devon
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Devon from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
EX13 7LXWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 4 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children smile with delight as they arrive at the setting. They receive a warm welcome from nurturing staff who know them very well. Staff recognise when some children may need additional reassurance. They offer support and comfort to children by seeking out their favourite stories or toys. This helps children settle quickly into activities. The children have formed strong emotional attachments to staff, helping them feel safe and secure.
Leaders and staff have high expectations for all children. They provide various wellpresented activities for children to develop their own ideas through play. For example, children eagerly explore toy trucks and diggers in the sand tray. They develop their small hand muscles as they build structures in the sand. Children show curiosity as they experiment with different vehicles to knock the sand structure down again.
Children behave well. They are beginning to form friendships with their peers. They share toys and take turns with equipment during play. Children understand the routines of the day. They listen well to instructions from staff. For example, when staff play a tidy-up song, children eagerly begin to help put the toys and equipment away. They show a sense of respect for the learning environment.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to strengthen planning for adult-led activities, to focus more precisely on what they want individual children to learn in order to support their overall development.
- 4 January 2023Good
- 12 January 2017Good
- 26 June 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for All Saints Wise Owls
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £7.15 an hour still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.