Sara's School
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Exeter for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 4 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2024. Open since 2012, with 21 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
EX6 6DZWhat 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, 31 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff warmly welcome children and their families. Children begin playing with their friends as soon as they arrive. They confidently find familiar toys and resources.
They work together to practise balancing on plastic stepping stones and take care to cross them all without falling over. Parents comment on the good relationships children make with each other over time.
Leaders promote an ambitious curriculum based on children's interests and what they need to know next. Children learn about a range of topics and different ways of life. Staff provide exciting activities that capture children's imaginations. Children learn particularly well in the outdoor area. They delight as they collect and accurately count plastic insects and reptiles in small fishing nets. They excitedly develop the activity by deciding to make 'frog pie for dinner' in the outdoor kitchen.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide more opportunities for children to develop their ability to hold meaningful conversations and discuss their ideas with others n strengthen partnerships with parents to provide a consistent approach to help new children, especially babies, to settle more quickly.
- 31 January 2024Good
- 8 March 2018Good
- 19 September 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Sara's School
- 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.