Full-day nursery in St Marychurch, Torbay
Mama Bear's Day Nursery
St. Margarets School, Barewell Road, TORQUAY, TQ1 4PA · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 July 2012Reference EY450381Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 October 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 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
St. Margarets School, Barewell Road, TORQUAY, TQ1 4PA · More nurseries in TQ1
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Homelands Primary School, West Hill Cross and St Marychurch Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Tessier Gardens7 min walk
- Cary Park7 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 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 Torbay there are about 5 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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Mama Bear's Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at St. Margarets School, Barewell Road, TORQUAY, TQ1 4PA, in St Marychurch, Torbay. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.7 from 3 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Mama Bear's Day Nursery Ltd.
Run by Mama Bear's Day Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 15 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
- St Margaret's Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Homelands Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.1 miles
- Abbey School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.3 miles
- Upton St James CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Ellacombe Church of England Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.7 miles
- Lift Barton Hill Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 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 Mama Bear's Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Mama Bear's Day Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 5 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Mama Bear's Day Nursery take?
Mama Bear's Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
Who runs Mama Bear's Day Nursery?
Mama Bear's Day Nursery is run by Mama Bear's Day Nursery Ltd, which runs 15 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Mama Bear's Day Nursery?
Torre is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Mama Bear's Day Nursery?
You can call 01803 316511 and visit www.mamabear.co.uk.
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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.
- © 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY450381 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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