Echoes Childcare
Good★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Exeter for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2023. Open since 2014, with 96 places.
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 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
EX5 3ASWhat 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 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at nursery excited for their day. They explore their environment with ease and confidence, choosing activities that interest them. For example, they engage in water play, sensory activities, puzzles and role play.
All children benefit from a broad curriculum. They enjoy a wide range of activities throughout the day. For example, they use manipulative skills as they play with spaghetti and dough. They also learn about the world around them and how to care for their environment, such as planting cress seeds. Children are happy, actively engaged and have a positive attitude to learning. All children make good progress.
Staff know the children in their care well. They support them in achieving their next steps through planned activities and by engaging in their play. For example, staff help children to talk about their feelings and build friendships with others. Staff interactions are warm, caring and responsive. For example, they ask questions and talk to children about their experiences as they share stories. Children form positive relationships with staff and enjoy playing with their friends.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- further extend children's language and thinking skills through planned and childinitiated activities n review the curriculum for early mathematics to build on what older children already know and can do, to further enhance their mathematical knowledge.
- 17 July 2023Good
- 10 October 2019Good
- 2 June 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Echoes Childcare
- 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.
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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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