Full-day nursery in Exmouth, Devon
Raddenstile Childcare Ltd T/a The Dolphin Pre School and Nursery
5 Raddenstile Lane, Exmouth, EX8 2JH · 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 2011Reference EY424607Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 May 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places75 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 June 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
5 Raddenstile Lane, Exmouth, EX8 2JH · More nurseries in EX8
Stations
- Exmouth12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Portland Avenue, Fairfield Road and Cyprus Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Gunfield Gardens8 min walk
- The Maer8 min walk
- Queens Drive Space9 min walk
- Exmouth Sensory Garden9 min walk
- Manor Gardens9 min walk
- Playground8 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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Raddenstile Childcare Ltd T/a The Dolphin Pre School and Nursery is a full-day nursery at 5 Raddenstile Lane, Exmouth, EX8 2JH, in Exmouth, Devon. It is registered for 75 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Exmouth Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.2 miles
- Royal Deaf Education Trust ages 5–19Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.2 miles
- The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.3 miles
- Exeter Road Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.9 miles
- Marpool Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Inadequateinspected June 2023 0.9 miles
- Littleham Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Inadequateinspected May 2023 1.3 miles
- Bassetts Farm Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.4 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 Raddenstile Childcare Ltd T/a The Dolphin Pre School and Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Raddenstile Childcare Ltd T/a The Dolphin Pre School and Nursery Good at its inspection on 29 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Raddenstile Childcare Ltd T/a The Dolphin Pre School and Nursery take?
Raddenstile Childcare Ltd T/a The Dolphin Pre School and Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 75 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Raddenstile Childcare Ltd T/a The Dolphin Pre School and Nursery?
Exmouth is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
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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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY424607 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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