Full-day nursery in Whipton, Devon
Spring Cedars
Northbrook Close, Exeter, EX4 8LD · 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 August 2017Reference EY551303Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 February 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places46 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 May 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
Northbrook Close, Exeter, EX4 8LD · More nurseries in EX4
Stations
- Polsloe Bridge14 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including Northbrook Close, The Devon Yeoman and Iolanthe Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Roundtable Meet Park4 min walk
- Arena Park6 min walk
- Arena Skate Park7 min walk
- Mincinglake Valley Park7 min walk
- Exhibition Fields7 min walk
- Playground4 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.
What parents say
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Spring Cedars is a full-day nursery at Northbrook Close, Exeter, EX4 8LD, in Whipton, Devon. It is registered for 46 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.6 from 10 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Action For Children Developments Limited.
Run by Action For Children Developments Limited (company), which runs 22 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Whipton2
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- All nurseries in EX412
- Nurseries near Polsloe Bridge station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Willowbrook School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2022 0.2 miles
- Vranch House School ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Whipton Barton Infants and Nursery School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.6 miles
- Whipton Barton Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- Stoke Hill Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.7 miles
- Stoke Hill Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.7 miles
- Ladysmith Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2024 0.9 miles
- Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected February 2023 0.9 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 Spring Cedars's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Spring Cedars Good at its inspection on 12 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Spring Cedars take?
Spring Cedars is registered with Ofsted for up to 46 children at any one time.
Who runs Spring Cedars?
Spring Cedars is run by Action For Children Developments Limited, which runs 22 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Spring Cedars?
Polsloe Bridge is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Spring Cedars?
You can call 01392 277682.
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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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY551303 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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