Nurture in Nature - Forest School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Honiton for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 15:30, 3 days a week. £6.00 a session, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2023. Open since 2020, with 15 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Full day | Session | Weekly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-11 years5y to 5y | £25.00per day per week £30.00per day per week £40.00per day per week | – | £76.00if attending both days | |
| All ages | – | £6.00Toddler group, 1.5 hrs | – |
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Early Years 15 and 30 hour funding.
Worth knowing. If using this the sessions are completely free of charge to the parents.
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
EX14 9TTWhat 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.
- 6 February 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 22 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are exceptionally kind and thoughtful to one another. Some children struggle to open their packed lunch and their friends ask 'Would you like some help with that?'. Children feel safe expressing how they feel. Children attempt to write notes, such as 'I hope you like me being here?'. Staff read this aloud and the children respond by saying 'Yes we do'. Children feel safe, welcome and happy at the setting.
Staff successfully build on what children know and can do. They revisit past learning with children. Staff look at photographs with children, taken during a trip to a shop to buy seeds, and remember when they built a sled on a snow day.
Children retell the day's events and recall what they did together.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- plan and organise opportunities for children to listen to and sing songs to further develop their communication and language skills n develop systems to support staff's ongoing professional development to improve learning outcomes for all children.
- 22 February 2023Good
- 13 October 2022Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Nurture in Nature - Forest 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 £6.00 a session 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.