Full-day nursery in Paignton, Torbay
Mama Bear's Day Nursery
4 Midvale Road, Paignton, TQ4 5BD · 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 2012Reference EY457215Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record4 inspectionslatest 27 March 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 26 February 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (4)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
4 Midvale Road, Paignton, TQ4 5BD · More nurseries in TQ4
Stations
- Paignton4 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Goodrington (Paignton and Dartmouth Railway)16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
23 bus stops within 400 m, including Midvale Road, Mayfield Doctors Surgery and Bus Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Victoria Park6 min walk
- Torbay Park7 min walk
- Paignton Green (South)9 min walk
- Paignton Green (Central)10 min walk
- Goodrington Park11 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 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 4 Midvale Road, Paignton, TQ4 5BD, in Paignton, Torbay. It is registered for 65 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 5 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
- Curledge Street Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2023 under 0.1 miles
- St Michael's Church of England Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.2 miles
- Sacred Heart Catholic School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.4 miles
- Oldway Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- Hayes School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Kings Ash Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.1 miles
- Roselands Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected February 2025 1.1 miles
- Preston Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 1.5 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 Good at its inspection on 27 March 2024, 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 65 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?
Paignton is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Mama Bear's Day Nursery?
You can call 01803 520620 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 EY457215 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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