Cullompton Pre-School
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Cullompton for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. £7.21 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in June 2025. Open since 1971, with 36 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Our hourly rate is currently £7.21 per hour from September, this is reviewed every year
One published rate, dated September. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Funded hours
2 year old funding and working entitlement funding; Early Years Funding from the term after their third birthday, 15/30 hours.
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
EX15 1DSWhat 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, 9 June 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children flourish in this exceptionally warm and inclusive setting. Staff prioritise getting to know each child extraordinarily well through home visits and detailed information-sharing with families, and they meticulously plan for each child's individual learning journey. Staff use their deep knowledge of child development to respond sensitively to children. Their skilled teaching means that children make rapid progress in their learning.
Leaders are inspirational. They have created a culture in which the child is at the heart of all decisions. Feedback, reflection and evaluation are central to leaders'
unrelenting drive for improvement. The team works diligently and highly collaboratively to create an ambitious curriculum that successfully prepares children for the next phase in their education. For example, children feel confident about starting school, having been supported to develop a solid foundation of physical skills. Staff work tirelessly to ensure that they are providing rich experiences which support the high aspirations that they have for all children.
- 9 June 2025Outstanding Safeguarding: Yes
- 19 November 2019Outstanding
- 11 November 2015Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Cullompton Pre-School
- Youngest age taken
- 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 £7.21 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.
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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