Full-day nursery in Bideford South, Devon
Make Waves Nursery
Unit 6, Pine Close, Caddsdown Industrial Park, Bideford, EX39 3SG · 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 February 2024Reference 2768200Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 December 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places65 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 September 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
Unit 6, Pine Close, Caddsdown Industrial Park, Bideford, EX39 3SG · More nurseries in EX39
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Lidl, High Park Close and Brennacott Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground12 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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Make Waves Nursery is a full-day nursery at Unit 6, Pine Close, Caddsdown Industrial Park, Bideford, EX39 3SG, in Bideford South, Devon. It is registered for 65 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- West Croft School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.8 miles
- St Helen's Church of England School Primaryages 2–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 1.0 miles
- Kingsley School Devon ages 2–19has a nursery class 1.0 miles
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.6 miles
- East-the-Water Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 1.7 miles
- Bideford College Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.7 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 Make Waves Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Make Waves Nursery Good at its inspection on 4 December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Make Waves Nursery take?
Make Waves Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 65 children at any one time.
How do I contact Make Waves Nursery?
You can call 01237 730531 and visit www.makewavesdevon.com.
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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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2768200 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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