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Pound Lane Daycare

Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2025)
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5.0(3 parent reviews) ·Unit 1a, Swifts Units, Exmouth, EX8 4NP · Devon
Number of places
58 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2025
Local authority
Devon

About this day nursery

Pound Lane Daycare, established in 2009 by Tania Durrant, grew from a successful childminding business into a dedicated childcare setting in Exmouth. The nursery is purpose-built with three distinct rooms catering to babies, toddlers, and preschool-aged children, all overseen by qualified staff committed to fostering a nurturing, kind, and enjoyable learning environment.

In addition to the individual age-group rooms, the facility boasts a soft play area and two gardens for children to explore. The day care prioritises a safe environment, engaging activities that spark creativity and exploration, and strong partnerships with parents to enrich each child's experience.

What it's like

Staff at Pound Lane Daycare know their children well and effectively adapt the curriculum to foster a positive attitude towards learning. They are adept at recognising potential triggers for unwanted behaviours, redirecting play, and providing children with calm spaces, books, or physical activity as needed, which helps children to self-regulate and understand behavioural expectations. Children, especially the older ones, develop good numerical knowledge and high self-esteem through consistent praise, while younger children enjoy the soft-play area, developing physical skills and forming strong bonds with familiar adults.

Purpose-built setting with dedicated roomsQualified and experienced staffEngaging activitiesFamily involvement

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday from 7am to 6pm

Age range

Babies, toddlers and preschool

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Pound Lane Daycare

Last inspected 27 August 2025

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Staff at Pound Lane Daycare know their children well and effectively adapt the curriculum to foster a positive attitude towards learning. They are adept at recognising potential triggers for unwanted behaviours, redirecting play, and providing children with calm spaces, books, or physical activity as needed, which helps children to self-regulate and understand behavioural expectations. Children, especially the older ones, develop good numerical knowledge and high self-esteem through consistent praise, while younger children enjoy the soft-play area, developing physical skills and forming strong bonds with familiar adults.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff know their children well and adapt the curriculum effectively to entice a positive attitude to learning.
  • Older children gain good numerical knowledge and develop high levels of self-esteem.
  • Younger children develop physical skills in the soft-play area and form strong bonds with familiar adults.
  • The provider has designed a well-thought-out curriculum, which provides a balance across all areas of children's learning.
  • Children gain good independence and quickly make decisions about their play.

Areas to develop

  • 1Develop further partnerships with parents, to share information on children's learning, next steps and ideas for home learning, for further continuity in supporting children's learning and development.
  • 2Continue to embed training, providing support and guidance so that there is consistently high-quality interactions throughout the nursery.
Inspection #10377267 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff assess children's progress effectively and provide additional support when they identify gaps in learning. Staff use any additional funding successfully, for example, to resource intervention groups, to build children's focus and attention.

Outdoor space

Older children enjoy opportunities to be physically active. They keenly participate in songs and rhymes, such as 'Head, shoulders, knees and toes', following actions well. They are enthusiastic in their cardio session, moving in different ways. Children concentrate and persevere well to achieve.

Parent Reviews of Pound Lane Daycare

5.0
(3)
Bobby Aiken
3 years ago

I placed my 4YO and 2YO at Tania's tots. Not only did my kids love their time there, I did to. The staff are friendly, helpful and will bend every which way they can to help and step up where possible. They do pick up and drop off's to two local schools my 4YO's being one of them which really helped. Thank you to all at TT's, Really going to miss you all!

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Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2025

Date: July 2024

  • August 2025Good
  • November 2024Requires improvement
  • July 2024Inadequate

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