Puffins at Clystheath
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Exeter for children from birth to 5, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2022. Open since 2004, with 60 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
EX2 7EYWhat 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.
- 26 January 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 9 August 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily. They are confident and settle quickly into the warm and inviting nursery environment. Children display a strong sense of belonging and engage well with the warm and caring staff. They benefit from a broad and varied curriculum, with well-planned activities which motivate them successfully and encourages them to explore and investigate. Whether they are drawing pictures with different media, such as paint and crayons, or exploring sand and water, they play well together. Children's behaviour is good.
Staff know the children well and have high expectations for them. Children are given many opportunities to help them develop skills for future learning. They practise developing their fine-motor skills to help prepare them for school and learn how to hold a pencil in preparation for writing. They develop a wide vocabulary and use their language successfully to negotiate with their peers or express their ideas.
Communication has remained good between the parents and staff throughout the
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop the consistency of staffs engagement and interactions with children during larger-group times to fully support and extend each child's learning n improve the organisation of outdoor routines to enable staff to consistently meet children's personal care needs.
- 9 August 2022Good
- 13 January 2017Outstanding
- 21 February 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Puffins at Clystheath
- 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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