What Ofsted found
Good Inspected 25 June 2024
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Bobtails Full Day Care 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.
Bobtails Full Day Care against Plymouth
| Bobtails Full Day Care | Plymouth average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 40 | 58 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 83% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Bobtails Full Day Care
- What Ofsted grade does Bobtails Full Day Care have?
- Bobtails Full Day Care was rated Good at its inspection on 25 June 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Bobtails Full Day Care take?
- Ofsted registers Bobtails Full Day Care for 40 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Plymouth has 58.
- How much does Bobtails Full Day Care cost?
- Bobtails Full Day Care 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 Bobtails Full Day Care 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 Bobtails Full Day Care how it offers them.
- When was Bobtails Full Day Care last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Bobtails Full Day Care on 25 June 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Bobtails Full Day Care?
- Nearby in PL4: Freshlings Nursery, Bambinos Childcare Centre, Tops Bretonside.
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.