What Ofsted grade does Echoes Childcare have?

Echoes Childcare was rated Good at its inspection on 17 July 2023, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Echoes Childcare take?

Ofsted registers Echoes Childcare for 96 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Exeter has 49.

How much does Echoes Childcare cost?

Echoes Childcare 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 Echoes Childcare 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 Echoes Childcare how it offers them.

When was Echoes Childcare last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Echoes Childcare on 17 July 2023. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Echoes Childcare?

Nearby in EX5: Nanny Bears Childcare, Little Explorers Day Nursery, Muddy Boots Childcare.

Echoes Childcare

Day nursery in Exeter, EX5. Part of the Devon council area.

Signal House, Broadclyst Station, Exeter, EX5 3AS

96 places

2014 registered with Ofsted

32 of 44 in our Exeter ranking

£122 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, South West average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 17 July 2023

Ofsted grades for Echoes Childcare, inspection of 17 July 2023
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.

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What a place could cost

Echoes Childcare 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.

Echoes Childcare against Exeter

	Echoes Childcare	Exeter average
Places	96	49
Ofsted outcome	Good	86% rated Good or better

Other nurseries close by

Questions parents ask about Echoes Childcare

What Ofsted grade does Echoes Childcare have?: Echoes Childcare was rated Good at its inspection on 17 July 2023, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Echoes Childcare take?: Ofsted registers Echoes Childcare for 96 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Exeter has 49.
How much does Echoes Childcare cost?: Echoes Childcare 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 Echoes Childcare 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 Echoes Childcare how it offers them.
When was Echoes Childcare last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Echoes Childcare on 17 July 2023. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Echoes Childcare?: Nearby in EX5: Nanny Bears Childcare, Little Explorers Day Nursery, Muddy Boots Childcare.

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.