Full-day nursery in Cott, Devon
Humpty Dumpty Childcare
Brimhay, Gidleys Meadow, Dartington, TOTNES, TQ9 6JZ · 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
Brimhay, Gidleys Meadow, Dartington, TOTNES, TQ9 6JZ · More nurseries in TQ9
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Longstern Drive, Sawfield Drive and Droridge Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 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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Humpty Dumpty Childcare is a full-day nursery at Brimhay, Gidleys Meadow, Dartington, TOTNES, TQ9 6JZ, in Cott, Devon. It is registered for 67 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Humpty Dumpty Childcare Limited.
Run by Humpty Dumpty Childcare Limited (company), which runs 4 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
- River Dart Academy ages 5–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.2 miles
- Bidwell Brook School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.3 miles
- Dartington Church of England Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.3 miles
- Redwood River School ages 5–18 0.5 miles
- South Devon Steiner School ages 2–19has a nursery class 1.1 miles
- Park School ages 3–12has a nursery class 1.2 miles
- The Grove School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.4 miles
- St Christophers School ages 3–11has a nursery class 1.9 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 Humpty Dumpty Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Humpty Dumpty Childcare Good at its inspection on 15 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Humpty Dumpty Childcare take?
Humpty Dumpty Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 67 children at any one time.
Who runs Humpty Dumpty Childcare?
Humpty Dumpty Childcare is run by Humpty Dumpty Childcare Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Humpty Dumpty Childcare?
Staverton (South Devon Railway) is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
Tools for parents in Devon
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- Visit checklist for this nurseryPrintable questions, pre-filled
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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 EY407812 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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