Galmpton Pre-school
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Brixham for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. £6.50 an hour. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2022. Open since 2004, with 28 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Our charges are £6.50 an hour, and our sessions are 9:00 - 12:00 and 12:00 - 3:00.
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
What childcare usually costs in Torbay
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Torbay 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
TQ5 0LTWhat 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, 24 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and demonstrate they feel safe and secure at the preschool.
They arrive eager to play and happily leave their parents at the gate outside. Staff carefully plan the environment and children enjoy an interesting curriculum.
Children are relaxed and move confidently around the preschool. They make independent choices about their play. They are curious and investigate the wide range of resources available to them. For example, children explore natural materials such as straw and use a magnifying glass to search for pretend insects.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to consistently model the correct pronunciation of words to enhance children's growing vocabulary and communication skills n provide children with even more time to think and respond to support them to work things out for themselves and extend their learning.
- 24 March 2022Good
- 21 April 2015Outstanding
- 22 January 2009Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Galmpton Pre-school
- Funded hours
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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 £6.50 an hour still the rate? 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.
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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