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21 nurseries in Torbay

Every day nursery in the Torbay council area, best rated first, with the ones Ofsted rated Outstanding and what a place costs after the free hours.

21 day nurseries
3 rated Outstanding
1 with a new report card (5%)
1,021 places in total
£133 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Outstanding nurseries in Torbay

3 nurseries in the area are in our top band: rated Outstanding, or graded Strong standard or better across a new report card.

Top-band day nurseries in Torbay
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1White Rock Pre-school Paignton, TQ4Outstanding14 May 202422
2Mama Bear's Day Nursery Torquay, TQ1Outstanding5 October 202230
3Holy Angels Pre-School Torquay, TQ2Outstanding16 September 202230

Day nurseries in Torbay, best rated first

All 21 day nurseries in Torbay
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1White Rock Pre-school Paignton, TQ4Outstanding14 May 202422
2Mama Bear's Day Nursery Torquay, TQ1Outstanding5 October 202230
3Holy Angels Pre-School Torquay, TQ2Outstanding16 September 202230
4Abbey School Nursery Torquay, TQ1Expected standard in 3 of 628 April 202664
5Watcombe Children's Centre Nursery Torquay, TQ2Good9 May 202545
6Mama Bear's Day Nursery Paignton, TQ4Good1 April 202567
7St Matthias Pre-School & Childcare Centre Torquay, TQ1Good29 November 202428
8Tops Babbacombe Torquay, TQ1Good3 September 202450
9Kiddi Caru Nursery Torquay, TQ2Good23 July 2024105
10Peekaboo Childcare Torquay, TQ2Good16 April 202455
11Mama Bear's Day Nursery Paignton, TQ4Good27 March 202465
12Collaton St Mary Pre-School Paignton Paignton, TQ3Good12 January 202430
13Southernwood Nursery Torquay, TQ2Good3 November 202336
14Braeside @ Sunflowers Paignton Paignton, TQ4Good6 June 202369
15Hatfield Nursery Torquay, TQ1Good1 December 202250
16Acorns Pre-School Torquay, TQ2Good31 March 202268
17St Pauls Second Steps Pre School Paignton, TQ3Good24 March 202226
18Rainbow Day Nursery Torquay, TQ2Good23 March 202254
19Roselands Community Nursery And Playschool Paignton, TQ4Good13 July 202172
20Muddy Wellies Nursery at YMCA Paignton, TQ4Not yet gradedNot yet55
21Play Torbay - Brixham Brixham, TQ5Not yet gradedNot yet

How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.

Towns in Torbay

Nurseries by postcode in Torbay

Nursery fees in Torbay

What day nurseries in South West charge on average. Fees in Torbay 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 Torbay

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Torbay 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.