Food
Children can bring a packed lunch or order a cooked meal from the primary school. Breakfast is an additional cost or can be supplied by parents.
Boscastle Playschool
Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2025)
Number of places
20 places
Age range
2–5 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2025
Local authority
Cornwall
About this day nursery
Boscastle Playschool, located in North Cornwall, has been a registered charity providing childcare for over four decades. The day nursery prides itself on fostering learning through play in an engaging and creative setting.
Its recently renovated building offers an open-plan space for diverse activities like cooking, art, puzzles, and reading, encouraging children to explore freely. The outdoor area is a significant feature, boasting a well-established wood and stream for supervised nature exploration, a productive garden—developed with the Eden Project—where children can grow and harvest food, as well as playhouses, a sandpit, and ride-ons.
The children also care for guinea pigs and chickens, enhancing their connection to nature. The playschool frequently organises outings within the local community and beyond, enriching the children's experiences.
They offer full day care, sessional care, and holiday clubs, catering to a range of ages.
Our ethos
The nursery prides itself on fostering learning through play in an engaging and creative setting. They connect children to nature through outdoor exploration, gardening, and caring for animals, and enrich experiences through community outings.
What it's like
When parents and children arrive, they are warmly welcomed by the staff, who engage the children in conversation, making them feel valued. Staff build strong, positive relationships with the children, and as a result, the children behave well. The provider plans a curriculum that builds and enhances children's skills and abilities ready for school.
Charity-runLearning through playExtensive outdoor spaceProductive garden with animals
Pricing & funding
- Stay & Play (per family)£2.00 / session
- Breakfast Club£5.25 / session
- Breakfast (additional if requested)£1.00 / session
- Playschool£5.25 / hour
- After school Club£5.25 / hour
Key facts
Opening hours
Monday to Friday 8am to 5:30pm (Term Time); 9am to 5:30pm (Holiday Club); 50 weeks a year
Session types
Full Day Care, Sessional Care, Breakfast Club, After-School Club, Holiday Club, Stay & Play
Waitlist
No waitlist mentioned; free trial/taster sessions available.
Age range
0-11 years
Registered with Ofsted
1969
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Boscastle Playschool
Last inspected 21 March 2025 · Sharon Elliott
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
When parents and children arrive, they are warmly welcomed by the staff, who engage the children in conversation, making them feel valued. Staff build strong, positive relationships with the children, and as a result, the children behave well. The provider plans a curriculum that builds and enhances children's skills and abilities ready for school.
Inspector highlights
- Children are supported in learning important self-care habits, such as blowing their noses, covering their mouths when coughing, washing their hands and brushing their teeth.
- Lunchtime is a social occasion where children enjoy a hot, nutritious meal or bring a packed lunch.
- Children have plenty of opportunities to develop their small hand muscles.
- There is strong collaboration between staff and families. Parents appreciate the support they receive, especially with guidance on topics such as toilet training.
- Leaders continue to develop the setting, reviewing provision and gathering feedback from parents, staff and children to make improvements.
Areas to develop
- 1develop consistent interactions with children to extend their language skills and to help them solve problems independently.
Inspection #10380261 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Staff are encouraged to engage in further training opportunities, for example a course on 'sensory integration' to support children in the setting. This helps staff understand children's behaviour to enable them to stay regulated.
Inspection history
Date: April 2011
- March 2025Good
- June 2019Good
- January 2016Good
- April 2011Good
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