Bradworthy Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Holsworthy for from 2 years up to school age, open 8am to 6pm. £5.00 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2022. Open since 1992, with 13 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Unfunded hours are charged at £5.00 per hour (from September 2024) and will apply to children who are entitled to funding but exceed their funded hours or children who are not eligible for funding.
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Funded hours
15 hours per week for 3-4 year olds; up to 30 funded hours for eligible working parents; 15 hours for eligible 2 year olds.
Worth knowing. Maximum of 6 sessions per week (3 full days) for 30 hours funding; children under 2.5 cannot attend a full day.
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
EX22 7RTWhat 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, 17 January 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and settled at the pre-school. They are motivated to learn and persist with activities they enjoy. Staff provide children with a challenging and enjoyable curriculum. Children develop control and coordination using their hands and learn how to keep themselves safe. For example, with support from staff, they learn to use a hammer with care to drive nails into wood. When their confidence increases and they begin to demonstrate skill using a hammer, staff teach them to use a screwdriver. Children concentrate well on these activities and return to them throughout the day.
Children develop an early love of books. They pay close attention when staff read to them and eagerly request that staff read another story as soon as they have finished one. Staff skilfully challenge them to recall stories and pre-school children excitedly call out what they remember and share their thoughts and ideas.
Children arrive calmly and cheerfully, showing a strong sense of security, and are greeted enthusiastically by the warm and caring staff. Children listen to staff and follow instructions well, such as hurrying excitedly to join in with group activities when staff call them.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide more support for the younger children to help engage them in their activities more fully and develop their speaking skills further n share more detailed information with parents about the skills and knowledge their children need to learn next and support them to extend children's learning at home.
- 17 January 2022Good
- 21 July 2021Inadequate
- 12 January 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bradworthy 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 £5.00 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.