Highampton Area Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Beaworthy for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 09:15 to 15:15, 3 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 1996, with 26 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15hrs and 30hrs.
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
EX21 5LEWhat 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, 1 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are confident and happy in this pre-school. They have access to a broad curriculum that enables them to access a wide variety of activities and learning opportunities. The thoughtful arrangement of the learning space encourages children to engage. Children enter the nursery, happily say goodbye to their parents and find their friends. They quickly find a game or activity they want to play with and concentrate well. For example, older children run over to the basketball hoop and enjoy throwing balls to each other and into the hoop. They play and cooperate well, sharing and taking turns.
Children have time and space to choose what they would like to do next. Staff support children who are struggling to find an activity, but most children securely move from one activity to another with enthusiasm. They concentrate well. For example, children investigate and play with an insect activity for a considerable length of time. They explore toy insects like caterpillars, butterflies and slugs. They discover the types of tracks different insects make in the sand of an activity tray.
They discuss with staff why the tracks are different and also talk about the different types of insects. Children name colours and find which insect is bigger or smaller.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance staff training further to improve the quality of education even more and support children to make even better progress.
- 1 March 2023Good
- 11 May 2017Good
- 30 June 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Highampton Area Pre-School
- What it costs
- 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
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.