Berrynarbor Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Ilfracombe for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week. £10.30 an hour for under 2, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2025. Open since 1992, with 14 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Under 2birth to 2y | £10.30Under 2-year-olds | |
| 2-year-olds2y to 3y | £7.702-year-olds | |
| 3–4-year-olds3y to 4y | £6.503–4-year-olds |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £20.00 Registration Feeincludes a folder for your child’s profile, a scrapbook to
Funded hours
Under 2-year-old scheme, the 2-year-old scheme and the Early Years Entitlement for 3 – 4-year-olds. We offer the 30 hours free childcare to eligible families.
Worth knowing. Your child’s government funded hours can be use between the hours of 8:00 am to 4:00pm.
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
EX34 9SFWhat 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.
- 10 December 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 31 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff provide a warm welcome to children as they enter the pre-school. They focus on building positive relationships with children and their families. New children benefit from high levels of attention and care that develops their confidence and feelings of being secure. They settle and quickly explore with independence and join others in their play. An effective key-person system is in place. Staff communicate regularly with colleagues and parents about children's progress.
Parents are well informed about how they can help their child at home. Children benefit from rich interactions and adaptations from all staff during their play that meet their learning and development needs.
Children understand the procedures within the pre-school. Staff gently remind children of the expectations, such as 'walking feet' and using 'kind hands'. They praise children for following the rules and showing kindness. Staff support children to resolve conflicts and teach them different ways that they can work out issues.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help children to understand the learning intentions during adult-led activities, so they know what is expected of them n help children to understand how good hygiene practices benefit their health and independence in self-care.
- 31 January 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 22 April 2024Needs improvement
- 14 November 2023Inadequate
- 21 March 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 4 graded inspections.
Still missing for Berrynarbor Pre-School
- Meals
- Nappies
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 £10.30 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.