Full-day nursery in Dawlish, Devon
Puffins at Westcliff
School Bungalow, First Avenue, Dawlish, EX7 9RA · 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 March 2025Reference 2839866Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 April 2026Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 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
School Bungalow, First Avenue, Dawlish, EX7 9RA · More nurseries in EX7
Stations
- Dawlish16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Westcliff School, Oak Hill and Cemetery.
Parks and playgrounds
- Manor Park4 min walk
- The Newhay5 min walk
- The Lawn10 min walk
- Lea Mount11 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 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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Puffins at Westcliff is a full-day nursery at School Bungalow, First Avenue, Dawlish, EX7 9RA, in Dawlish, Devon. It is registered for 40 children. Its Ofsted report card (April 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. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 10 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Puffins of Exeter Ltd.
Run by Puffins of Exeter Ltd (company), which runs 6 nurseries.
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| Puffins at WestcliffThis nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Westcliff Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected September 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Orchard Manor School ages 3–19Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.2 miles
- Gatehouse Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.9 miles
- Hazeldown School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.5 miles
- Trinity School ages 2–19has a nursery class 1.8 miles
- Dawlish College Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 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 Puffins at Westcliff's Ofsted rating?
Puffins at Westcliff was inspected on 8 April 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 Puffins at Westcliff take?
Puffins at Westcliff is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs Puffins at Westcliff?
Puffins at Westcliff is run by Puffins of Exeter Ltd, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Puffins at Westcliff?
Dawlish is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Puffins at Westcliff?
You can call 01392 496017 and visit puffinsofexeter.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 2839866 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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