Full-day nursery in Newton Abbot, Devon
Humpty Dumpty Childcare
31 Devon Square, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2HH · 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 December 2013Reference EY472569Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 August 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places52 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 November 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
31 Devon Square, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2HH · More nurseries in TQ12
Stations
- Newton Abbot7 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Post Office, The Avenue and Queen Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Courtenay Park4 min walk
- Victoria Park4 min walk
- Osborne Park6 min walk
- Forde Park8 min walk
- Powderham Park8 min walk
- Courtney 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 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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Humpty Dumpty Childcare is a full-day nursery at 31 Devon Square, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2HH, in Newton Abbot, Devon. It is registered for 52 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2022, 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humpty Dumpty 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
- 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 under 0.1 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 0.2 miles
- Wolborough Church of England Nursery and Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- Highweek Community Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- Fieldstone School ages 5–16 0.8 miles
- Haytor View Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected February 2023 0.8 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected December 2023 0.8 miles
- Decoy Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.8 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 22 August 2022, 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 52 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?
Newton Abbot is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
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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
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY472569 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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