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11 nurseries in EX31 (Fremington, Yarnscombe, Alverdiscott)

Every day nursery with a EX31 postcode, best rated first, and what a place costs in South West after the free hours.

11 day nurseries
535 places in total
£133 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Day nurseries in EX31 (Fremington, Yarnscombe, Alverdiscott), best rated first

All 11 day nurseries in EX31 (Fremington, Yarnscombe, Alverdiscott)
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Springfield Nursery Ltd EX31 4DUGood11 February 2025120
2EarlyBirds Day Nursery Woodville EX31 2HJGood6 November 202438
3Little Butterflies Day Nursery Ltd EX31 3DDGood22 March 202437
4Little Berries EX31 4NGGood28 March 202320
5Duckies Pre School EX31 1LGGood1 February 202360
6EarlyBirds Day Nursery EX31 3BLGood7 December 202228
7Lovacott Nursery EX31 3QHGood23 November 202230
8St. Michael's Nursery EX31 2DBGood26 October 202277
9Bright Start Early Years EX31 4AZGood9 March 202235
10Happy Hares (Nursery And Pre-School) EX31 1RWGood30 June 202155
11Bright Start Early Years Ltd EX31 4BANot yet gradedNot yet35

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EX31 is in Devon, covering Barnstaple.

Nursery fees in EX31

What day nurseries in South West charge on average. Fees in EX31 itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, South West, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 hours a week
Under 2£181no funded hours£145after 30 funded hours
2 years old£165no funded hours£133after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old£61after the free 15 hours£122after 30 funded hours

Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.

30 hours free childcare in EX31

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in EX31 as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

WhoFree hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits15 hours

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.