Full-day nursery in Swimbridge, Devon
Swallows Day Nursery
Swimbridge House Nursing Home, Swimbridge, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 0QT · 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 January 2009Reference EY386523Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 June 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 March 2009Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
Swimbridge House Nursing Home, Swimbridge, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 0QT · More nurseries in EX32
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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Swallows Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Swimbridge House Nursing Home, Swimbridge, BARNSTAPLE, EX32 0QT, in Swimbridge, Devon. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026).
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| Swallows Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Swimbridge Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.4 miles
- Landkey Community Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 1.8 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 Swallows Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Swallows Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 11 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Swallows Day Nursery take?
Swallows Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
How do I contact Swallows Day Nursery?
You can call 01271 831493 and visit www.swallowsdaynursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY386523 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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