Full-day nursery in Brixington, Devon
Ottertots Day Care Nursery
Ottertots Day Care Nursery, Hulham Road, EXMOUTH, EX8 5DX · 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 July 2013Reference EY466500Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 October 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 April 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
Ottertots Day Care Nursery, Hulham Road, EXMOUTH, EX8 5DX · More nurseries in EX8
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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Ottertots Day Care Nursery is a full-day nursery at Ottertots Day Care Nursery, Hulham Road, EXMOUTH, EX8 5DX, in Brixington, Devon. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.7 from 6 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Ottertots Limited.
Run by Ottertots Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Brixington Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.0 miles
- St Peter's Preparatory School ages 3–13has a nursery class 1.1 miles
- Bassetts Farm Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.2 miles
- Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.6 miles
- Marpool Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Inadequateinspected June 2023 1.6 miles
- Lympstone Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.7 miles
- Woodbury Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 1.8 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 Ottertots Day Care Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ottertots Day Care Nursery Good at its inspection on 24 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ottertots Day Care Nursery take?
Ottertots Day Care Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
Who runs Ottertots Day Care Nursery?
Ottertots Day Care Nursery is run by Ottertots Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
How do I contact Ottertots Day Care Nursery?
You can call 01395 271987 and visit www.ottertots.org.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.
- 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 EY466500 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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