Compton Valley Nursery and Pre-School
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Paignton for babies from 3 months up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in April 2022. Open since 2011, with 50 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Free entitlement for 3 and 4 year olds is offered.
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
TQ3 1TBWhat 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, 12 April 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive in this highly nurturing and welcoming setting. Staff implement a meticulously planned curriculum based on children's interests and next steps. This ensures all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who speak more than one language, make excellent progress.
Communication and language is particularly embedded. Babies sit snuggled in the laps of staff members listening to a story. Staff encourage them to make the sounds of the animals they see in the book. Toddlers begin to use two- and threeword sentences. Staff use their training to implement specific communication intervention plans to ensure any gaps in learning close quickly. For instance, children play 'What's in the bag?' and staff role model names of items clearly, such as 'apple'. Staff encourage toddlers to repeat the word. Staff add an additional word, such as 'red apple', and link these to children's prior knowledge, for example the apple tree in the nursery garden. Older children show excellent language skills.
They are highly curious and keen to find out about visitors. They ask them specific questions, such as 'What is your name, why are you here, and what is your job?'
- 12 April 2022Outstanding
- 22 July 2015Outstanding
- 26 June 2012Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Compton Valley Nursery and Pre-School
- What it costs
- 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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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