What Ofsted found
Outstanding Inspected 6 March 2025
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
The highest of the four grades Ofsted gave before report cards. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Bambinos Day Nursery sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in South West, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.
| Child's age | You pay a week | About a month |
|---|---|---|
| From 9 months to 2 | £145 | £460 |
| 2 years old | £133 | £422 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £122 | £388 |
A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.
Bambinos Day Nursery against Devon
| Bambinos Day Nursery | Devon average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 56 | 44 |
| Ofsted outcome | Outstanding | 88% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
- Busy Bees Day Nursery at Plymouth Strong standard in all 6, 97 places, PL6 5ZD
- Jack & Jill's Childcare Widewell Expected standard in 5 of 6, 12 places, PL6 7EN
- Bambinos at Frogmore Montessori Expected standard in all 6, 55 places, PL6 5RT
Bambinos Day Nursery is run by Bambinos, which has 6 nurseries in England and 1 rated Outstanding.
Questions parents ask about Bambinos Day Nursery
- What Ofsted grade does Bambinos Day Nursery have?
- Bambinos Day Nursery was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 6 March 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Bambinos Day Nursery take?
- Ofsted registers Bambinos Day Nursery for 56 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Devon has 44.
- How much does Bambinos Day Nursery cost?
- Bambinos Day Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South West charges £181 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does Bambinos Day Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?
- Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Bambinos Day Nursery how it offers them.
- When was Bambinos Day Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Bambinos Day Nursery on 6 March 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Is Bambinos Day Nursery part of a nursery group?
- Yes. Bambinos Day Nursery is one of 6 day nurseries in England run by Bambinos.
Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.
Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.
Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.