Full-day nursery in Dawlish Warren, Devon
Tinky's Pre-School
Gatehouse Cp School, Secmaton Lane, DAWLISH, EX7 0LW · 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Gatehouse Cp School, Secmaton Lane, DAWLISH, EX7 0LW · More nurseries in EX7
Stations
- Dawlish Warren23 min walk · 0.9 miles
- Dawlish23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Firbank Road, Lady's Mile Caravan Park and Shutterton Industrial Estate.
Parks and playgrounds
- Little Week Gardens Play Area playground2 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground9 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.
What parents say
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Tinky's Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Gatehouse Cp School, Secmaton Lane, DAWLISH, EX7 0LW, in Dawlish Warren, Devon. It is registered for 29 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tinky's Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Secret Garden Day Nursery (Dawlish) LtdFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Puffins at WestcliffFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
| Raddenstile Childcare Ltd T/a The Dolphin Pre School and NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.0 miles |
| Wildlings Forest KindergartenFull-day nursery | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.1 miles |
| ABC Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.3 miles |
| Sunshine Pre-school Exmouth LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.4 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Gatehouse Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.4 miles
- Westcliff Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected September 2024 1.2 miles
- Orchard Manor School ages 3–19Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 1.5 miles
- Cockwood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 1.6 miles
- Dawlish College Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.7 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 Tinky's Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tinky's Pre-School Good at its inspection on 17 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Tinky's Pre-School take?
Tinky's Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 29 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Tinky's Pre-School?
Dawlish Warren is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY412281 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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