Full-day nursery in Highfield, Devon
Dunkeswell Pre-school CIO
Unit 6, Culme Way, Dunkeswell, Honiton, EX14 4JP · 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 April 2020Reference 2591990Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 29 June 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places31 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Unit 6, Culme Way, Dunkeswell, Honiton, EX14 4JP · More nurseries in EX14
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Louis Way, Jenwood Road and Highfield Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground2 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.
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Dunkeswell Pre-school CIO is a full-day nursery at Unit 6, Culme Way, Dunkeswell, Honiton, EX14 4JP, in Highfield, Devon. It is registered for 31 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunkeswell Pre-school CIOThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Busy Bee Pre SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.9 miles |
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| Little Ones HonitonFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 4.3 miles |
| Nurture in Nature - Forest SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 4.8 miles |
| Joyful Journeys ChildcareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 5.6 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Broadhembury Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Inadequateinspected June 2024 2.7 miles
- Awliscombe Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 3.2 miles
- Honiton Community College Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 3.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Dunkeswell Pre-school CIO's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Dunkeswell Pre-school CIO Good at its inspection on 29 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Dunkeswell Pre-school CIO take?
Dunkeswell Pre-school CIO is registered with Ofsted for up to 31 children at any one time.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2591990 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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