Full-day nursery in Milber, Devon
Ark in the Park Day Nursery
20 Keyberry Park, Newton Abbot, TQ12 1BZ · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since May 2001Reference 154066Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 September 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places78 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 October 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
20 Keyberry Park, Newton Abbot, TQ12 1BZ · More nurseries in TQ12
Stations
- Newton Abbot11 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Keyberry Road, Penn Inn and Keyberry Park.
Parks and playgrounds
- Forde Park2 min walk
- Courtenay Park9 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Courtney park playground11 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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Ark in the Park Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 20 Keyberry Park, Newton Abbot, TQ12 1BZ, in Milber, Devon. It is registered for 78 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (October 2026).
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| Ark in the Park Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Decoy Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.3 miles
- Haytor View Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected February 2023 0.5 miles
- All Saints Marsh CofE Academy Primaryages 2–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.6 miles
- Bearnes Voluntary Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected December 2024 0.6 miles
- Wolborough Church of England Nursery and Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Highweek Community Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.0 miles
- Fieldstone School ages 5–16 1.2 miles
- Abbotskerswell Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: 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 Ark in the Park Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ark in the Park Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 7 September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ark in the Park Day Nursery take?
Ark in the Park Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 78 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Ark in the Park Day Nursery?
Newton Abbot is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Ark in the Park Day Nursery?
You can call 01626 324800 and visit www.arkinthepark.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 154066 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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