Opening hours
Monday to Friday for 51 weeks of the year. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm.
Bumbles Day Nursery
Ofsted: Good
(May 2023)
Number of places
76 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
May 2023
Local authority
Cornwall
About this day nursery
Bumbles Preschool is a welcoming and inclusive environment where children are encouraged to learn through play and child-led exploration. The nursery celebrates creativity, incorporating natural loose parts and authentic resources alongside traditional toys to foster independent thinking and imagination.
With the support of a caring staff, children are nurtured to become self-confident, independent individuals with a love for learning and curiosity about the world around them. The nursery aims to make every child and parent feel like part of the "preschool family," ensuring a happy, safe, and secure setting.
They provide a diverse range of activities that encourage development and engagement, aiming to instil a lifelong passion for discovery in each child.
Our ethos
At Bumbles Preschool everyone is welcome and included, where you and your child are made to feel part of our preschool ‘family’. A place where children have fun learning, but most importantly a place where children feel happy, safe and secure. Our teaching approach is play based and child led, allowing children to feel confident to explore, follow their own ideas and be curious. We celebrate and encourage children to be creative in their learning, by incorporating the use of natural loose parts and authentic resources, alongside conventional toys. This allows children to think independently and be imaginative, whilst experiencing the joy and wonder of the World around them. With support and nurturing from our caring staff, all children are encouraged to be self-confident and independent, who blossom into unique individuals with a love of learning and curiosity.
What it's like
Managers and staff support children to feel comfortable and secure in this home- from-home nursery environment. Children happily say goodbye to their parents as they enter the nursery. They smile and sing as they explore the wide range of age- appropriate activities available. Managers and staff have created a curriculum which ensures that all children succeed and feel valued and treasured. They help children build resilience, curiosity and a love of learning.
Play-based learningChild-led approachNatural resourcesInclusive environment
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
Pricing on request
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Term time / All Year
All Year
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Bumbles Day Nursery
Last inspected 10 May 2023
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Managers and staff support children to feel comfortable and secure in this home- from-home nursery environment. Children happily say goodbye to their parents as they enter the nursery. They smile and sing as they explore the wide range of age- appropriate activities available. Managers and staff have created a curriculum which ensures that all children succeed and feel valued and treasured. They help children build resilience, curiosity and a love of learning.
Inspector highlights
- Managers have created a varied and ambitious curriculum to help children develop the skills they need to be successful learners.
- Managers and staff place a strong emphasis on supporting children to develop their social and emotional skills.
- Staff encourage children to be kind and respectful to others and to share and take turns.
- The manager has developed a strong focus on language and communication.
- Managers are dedicated to their role and ensure that children, families and staff are well supported.
Areas to develop
- 1support pre-school staff to develop the structure and routines of the day, to establish expectations for older children
- 2make the most of daily opportunities to increase children's independence skills, with particular focus on mealtimes for older children
- 3support children even further to understand how their behaviour impacts on others.
Inspection #10285342 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents are happy with the care their children receive. They feel well supported by staff and state that communication is effective. Parents feel informed about what their children know and can do and recommend the nursery to others.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
Outdoor space
Children of all ages have access to outdoor play areas where they develop physical skills further. For example, older children enjoy running, sliding and balancing.
Parent Reviews of Bumbles Day Nursery
4.0
(4)
Nicola Ellis
7 years ago
I have used this nursery for three children over the last 12 years. I cannot recommend enough. My children all had the most enjoyable time there and benefited hugely from the care and support the staff provided. My littlest has just graduated and moved onto school. It's a great nursery and the staff are fab.
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Pratikshya Silwal
5 years ago
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2 years ago
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Inspection history
Date: April 2004
- June 2023Good
- May 2023Good
- October 2017Good
- October 2017Good
- October 2014Good
- September 2014Good
- June 2010Requires improvement
- June 2010Good
- April 2004Requires improvement
Frequently asked about Bumbles Day Nursery
About the setting
Bumbles Day Nursery Ltd registered in 1995 and is privately owned. It operates from a building on a small industrial estate on the outskirts of Liskeard town. The nursery employs 34 members of childcare staff, with a cook also employed. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.
- URN
- 102765
- Registered person
- Bumbles Day Nursery Ltd
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
- Previous rating
- Good
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