Full-day nursery in Lipson Vale, Plymouth
Bobtails Full Day Care
Bernice Terrace, Lipson, Plymouth, PL4 7HW · 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 January 2003Reference EY235041Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 June 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 July 2025Food 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
Bernice Terrace, Lipson, Plymouth, PL4 7HW · More nurseries in PL4
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Lipson Vale Park, Lipson Vale and Old Laira Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Trefusis Park3 min walk
- Freedom Fields8 min walk
- Tothill Park11 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Trefusis Park Playground4 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 Plymouth there are about 3.6 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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Bobtails Full Day Care is a full-day nursery at Bernice Terrace, Lipson, Plymouth, PL4 7HW, in Lipson Vale, Plymouth. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Lipson Vale Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Salisbury Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.5 miles
- Laira Green Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- High View School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Prince Rock Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- Mount Street Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.8 miles
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.8 miles
- Hyde Park Infants' School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.9 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 Bobtails Full Day Care's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bobtails Full Day Care Good at its inspection on 25 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bobtails Full Day Care take?
Bobtails Full Day Care is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Bobtails Full Day Care?
Plymouth is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bobtails Full Day Care?
You can call 01752 225271 and visit bobtails.org.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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
- 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY235041 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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