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Bambinos Childcare Centre

Ofsted report card Feb 2026★ 4.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades

A day nursery in Plymouth for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Inspected under Ofsted's new report card in February 2026. Open since 2006, with 92 places.

Call 01752 226766Their website

Cost

What you might pay

This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.

What childcare usually costs in Plymouth

£6.91an hour, typical for a 2 years old
£6.00an hour, typical for a 3 and 4 years old

This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Plymouth from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.

The basics

Places, hours and the day

Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.

Who they can take
Birth to 8+Registered from birth. Whether there is a baby room is a question for the call.
When it's open
07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a weekFrom their Google listing
Funded hours
Not published, so ask them
Google rating
4.0 out of 5From 12 Google reviews. NurseryWise has none of its own.
How many children
92 placesLarge for England
How long open
20 yearsOpen for decades
Address
31 Houndiscombe Road, Plymouth, PL4 6EU

Where it is

PL4 6EU
Ofsted URN EY337045On the register since 22 August 2006
Inspected 20 February 2026

What Ofsted found, area by area

Since November 2025 Ofsted gives a standard in each of seven areas rather than one overall grade. Expected standard means it is doing what it should.

Keeping children safe
Met
Including every child
Strong standard
What and how they teach
Expected standard
How children get on
Expected standard
Behaviour and routines
Expected standard
Welfare and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership
Expected standard
Ofsted

What 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.

  • 20 February 2026Report card seven areas graded separately Safeguarding: Met
  • 29 November 2023Good
  • 10 July 2023Inadequate
  • 16 February 2018Good

Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.

Still missing for Bambinos Childcare Centre

  • What it costs
  • Funded hours
  • Youngest age taken
  • 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.

Before you ring

What to ask them

None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.

  • What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
  • Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
  • Is there a place for my child's age? 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.
Compare

Day nurseries within a couple of miles

This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.

Toad Hall Pre-School

Day nursery · St Gabriels Church Hall, Hyde Park Road, Plymouth, PL3 4JN

GoodTakes funded hours£16.00 a sessionBirth to 8+From 3 years09:10 to 15:10, 5 days a week★ 5.0 Google, 1226 placesOpen for decades

Sunbeams

Day nursery · 74 Peverell Park Road, Plymouth, PL3 4ND

GoodBirth to 8+07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week44 placesOpen for decades
0.7 mi
14 min walk
01752 661445

Tops Bretonside

Day nursery · 30 Looe Street, Plymouth, PL4 0EA

Report card May 2026Birth to 8+Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm53 placesLong established
0.7 mi
14 min walk
01752 601888

Tops Stonehouse

Day nursery · 39 Wolsdon Street, Plymouth, PL1 5EH

Report card May 2026Birth to 8+06:00 to 20:00, 5 days a week★ 4.8 Google, 35122 placesLong established
0.8 mi
15 min walk
01752 276227Their website

Bobtails Full Day Care

Day nursery · Bernice Terrace, Lipson, Plymouth, PL4 7HW

Good£32.00 a dayBirth to 8+From 2 yearsOpen all day, usually 8am to 6pm★ 5.0 Google, 540 placesOpen for decades
0.8 mi
17 min walk
01752 225271Their website

Pick two or three to compare.

Everything here comes from Ofsted's published childcare register, under the Open Government Licence. Ratings are quoted exactly as Ofsted gave them, with their dates. Read the full Ofsted reports · How we put this together.

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