What Ofsted found
Good Inspected 12 June 2025
| 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
Ottertots Day Care 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.
Ottertots Day Care Nursery against Devon
| Ottertots Day Care Nursery | Devon average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 80 | 44 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 88% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Ottertots Day Care Nursery
- What Ofsted grade does Ottertots Day Care Nursery have?
- Ottertots Day Care Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 12 June 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Ottertots Day Care Nursery take?
- Ofsted registers Ottertots Day Care Nursery for 80 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Devon has 44.
- How much does Ottertots Day Care Nursery cost?
- Ottertots Day Care 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 Ottertots Day Care 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 Ottertots Day Care Nursery how it offers them.
- When was Ottertots Day Care Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Ottertots Day Care Nursery on 12 June 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Ottertots Day Care Nursery?
- Nearby in EX11: Little Farmers @ Cuckoo Down Farm, Busy Otters.
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.