Full-day nursery in Willand, Devon
The Gables Nursery
The Gables Nursery, Gables Road, Willand, EX15 2PL · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Gables Nursery, Gables Road, Willand, EX15 2PL · More nurseries in EX15
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Beech Close, Chestnut Drive and Tamar's Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Jubilee Fields2 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 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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The Gables Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Gables Nursery, Gables Road, Willand, EX15 2PL, in Willand, Devon. It is registered for 18 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Willand Pre-School.
Run by Willand Pre-School (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Gables NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Willand Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Honeybees Nursery, Pre-School and Willand Copse Forest SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Kingwood Children @ Muddifords CourtFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Joyful Journeys ChildcareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
| Noah's Ark PreschoolSessional pre-school | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.3 miles |
| Nanny Bears ChildcareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.4 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Willand School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.1 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 Gables Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Gables Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 22 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Gables Nursery take?
The Gables Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 18 children at any one time.
Who runs The Gables Nursery?
The Gables Nursery is run by Willand Pre-School, which runs 2 nurseries.
How do I contact The Gables Nursery?
You can call 01884 33711.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2545374 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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