Upottery Preschool CIO
OutstandingBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Honiton for children from birth to 8+, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in April 2024. Open since 2014.
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
EX14 9QTWhat 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, 30 April 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children flourish in this extremely welcoming and warm pre-school. They make wonderful bonds with all staff. This helps children to feel happy, safe and secure.
The manager and her team have high expectations of what they want children to learn. Staff are highly knowledgeable and demonstrate high-quality teaching that ensures children make the best possible progress. Children benefit from the carefully planned activities and stimulating learning opportunities they experience, including regular forest school visits. Children show a deep curiosity for how the world works. Staff expertly harness this curiosity and skilfully inspire children to think for themselves and to ask questions. This further extends children's knowledge. For example, children intently watch heavy rain pour into a watering can. They say to staff, 'Look, the rain sometimes misses the watering can. Why does the wind blow the rain?'
Children are extremely motivated to take part in the challenging, fun and engaging activities that staff thoughtfully plan for them. Children show remarkably high levels of pleasure and concentration throughout the day. They confidently express themselves and interact with staff and each other. Children enjoy playing board games and share and take turns exceptionally well. They tell staff, 'I'm going to play with that when he has finished playing with it.'
- 30 April 2024Outstanding
- 27 June 2018Good
- 12 December 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Upottery Preschool CIO
- 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.