Full-day nursery in Dartmouth, Devon
The Ark in Dartmouth
Dartmouth Preschool, Southford School Rooms, Southford Road, Dartmouth, TQ6 9QS · 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 2023Reference 2741417Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 September 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places36 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 March 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
Dartmouth Preschool, Southford School Rooms, Southford Road, Dartmouth, TQ6 9QS · More nurseries in TQ6
Stations
- Kingswear (Paignton and Dartmouth Railway)10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Seale Arms, Spar and Bowling Green.
Parks and playgrounds
- Royal Avenue Gardens4 min walk
- Coronation Park8 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Coronation Park playground8 min walk
- Playground11 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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The Ark in Dartmouth is a full-day nursery at Dartmouth Preschool, Southford School Rooms, Southford Road, Dartmouth, TQ6 9QS, in Dartmouth, Devon. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 8 reviews (November 2026). It is run by The Exwick Ark Limited.
Run by The Exwick Ark Limited (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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| The Ark in DartmouthThis nursery | Good | 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
- Dartmouth Academy All-throughages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.7 miles
- St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Dartmouth Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 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 The Ark in Dartmouth's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Ark in Dartmouth Good at its inspection on 17 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Ark in Dartmouth take?
The Ark in Dartmouth is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
Who runs The Ark in Dartmouth?
The Ark in Dartmouth is run by The Exwick Ark Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Ark in Dartmouth?
Kingswear (Paignton and Dartmouth Railway) is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Ark in Dartmouth?
You can call 07935 573535 and visit exwickark.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 2741417 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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