Sessional pre-school in St Thomas, Devon
Little Stars Nursery
St. Thomas Methodist Church, 110-111 Cowick Street, Exeter, EX4 1JE · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted report card
- InclusionStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- AchievementStrong standard
- Behaviour and routinesStrong standard
- Children's welfare and well-beingStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- SafeguardingStandards met
What does this mean?
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each nursery a report card. Each area is graded on a five-step scale: urgent improvement, needs attention, expected standard, strong standard, exceptional. Safeguarding is either met or not met. There is no single headline grade, and we never make one up.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since April 2024Reference 2782826Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 May 2026Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places18 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 June 2026Food 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
St. Thomas Methodist Church, 110-111 Cowick Street, Exeter, EX4 1JE · More nurseries in EX4
Stations
- Exeter St Thomas9 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Exeter Central24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including First and Last Apartments, Sawyer's Arms and Old Vicarage Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- St Thomas Pleasure Ground3 min walk
- Cowick Barton Playing Fields4 min walk
- Pinces Gardens8 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground6 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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Little Stars Nursery is a sessional pre-school at St. Thomas Methodist Church, 110-111 Cowick Street, Exeter, EX4 1JE, in St Thomas, Devon. It is registered for 18 children. Its Ofsted report card (May 2026) grades inclusion Strong standard, curriculum and teaching Strong standard, achievement Strong standard, behaviour and routines Strong standard, children's welfare and well-being Strong standard and leadership and governance Strong standard; safeguarding standards met.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Stars NurseryThis nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Munchkins Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- West Exe Nursery School - Exeter Nursery Schools Federation Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected July 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Bowhill Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.1 miles
- Torlands Academy ages 5–16has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.2 miles
- Montgomery Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.2 miles
- St Thomas Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.3 miles
- St Gabriel's CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.5 miles
- St David's CofE Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- Exeter Cathedral School ages 3–13has a nursery class 0.8 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 Little Stars Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Little Stars Nursery was inspected on 18 May 2026 and given an Ofsted report card. Report cards grade each area separately rather than giving one headline grade: inclusion Strong standard, curriculum and teaching Strong standard, achievement Strong standard, behaviour and routines Strong standard, children's welfare and well-being Strong standard and leadership and governance Strong standard. Safeguarding standards met.
How many children can Little Stars Nursery take?
Little Stars Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 18 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Stars Nursery?
Exeter St Thomas 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 2782826 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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