Full-day nursery in Exmouth, Devon
ABC Day Nursery
143 Exeter Road, EXMOUTH, EX8 3DX · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
143 Exeter Road, EXMOUTH, EX8 3DX · More nurseries in EX8
Stations
- Exmouth12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Waverley Road, Waverly Road and Gipsy Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- King George’s Field4 min walk
- Phear Park5 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Devon there are about 3.7 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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ABC Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 143 Exeter Road, EXMOUTH, EX8 3DX, in Exmouth, Devon. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Devon Nurseries Limited.
Run by Devon Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 5 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Exeter Road Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Exmouth Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- Marpool Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Inadequateinspected June 2023 0.7 miles
- The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.7 miles
- Royal Deaf Education Trust ages 5–19Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.9 miles
- Brixington Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.0 miles
- Bassetts Farm Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.2 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is ABC Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated ABC Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 13 December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can ABC Day Nursery take?
ABC Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
Who runs ABC Day Nursery?
ABC Day Nursery is run by Devon Nurseries Limited, which runs 5 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to ABC Day Nursery?
Exmouth is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact ABC Day Nursery?
You can call 01395 222808 and visit devon-nurseries.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2688807 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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