Little Fishes Pre-school and Nursery
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Braunton for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2024. Open since 2022, with 24 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
EX33 1AQWhat 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, 13 August 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff warmly welcome children and their families to this friendly, little nursery.
Children arrive ready to start their day and enthusiastically engage in activities.
Staff support children's learning as they play. For example, staff help children to make play dough, encouraging them to smell and describe the ingredients. They support children to count wooden bricks as they build a tower and extend language, introducing the terms 'diagonal' and 'horizontal' as they play noughts and crosses.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- adapt the learning environment, the learning experiences that are offered and the daily routine further to fully meet the needs of children under two years old n provide extended opportunities for children to express their ideas through creative and imaginative play.
- 13 August 2024Good
Still missing for Little Fishes Pre-school and Nursery
- 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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