Full-day nursery in Cranbrook, Devon
Echoes Childcare
Signal House, Broadclyst Station, EXETER, EX5 3AS · 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 August 2014Reference EY476557Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 July 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places96 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 May 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Signal House, Broadclyst Station, EXETER, EX5 3AS · More nurseries in EX5
Stations
- Cranbrook13 min walk · 0.5 miles
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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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Echoes Childcare is a full-day nursery at Signal House, Broadclyst Station, EXETER, EX5 3AS, in Cranbrook, Devon. It is registered for 96 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 10 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Echoes Childcare Limited.
Run by Echoes Childcare Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Echoes ChildcareThis 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
- St Martin's CofE Primary & Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- Cranbrook Education Campus All-throughages 2–16has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.5 miles
- Westclyst Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.5 miles
- Broadclyst Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected October 2022 1.5 miles
- Rockbeare Church of England Primary School and Pre-School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2022 1.7 miles
- Clyst Vale Community College Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.9 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 Echoes Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Echoes Childcare Good at its inspection on 17 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Echoes Childcare take?
Echoes Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 96 children at any one time.
Who runs Echoes Childcare?
Echoes Childcare is run by Echoes Childcare Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Echoes Childcare?
Cranbrook is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Echoes Childcare?
You can call 01392 460605 and visit www.echoeschildcare.co.uk.
Tools for parents in Devon
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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.
- 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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY476557 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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