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Doodles and Pops Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2025)
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5.0(5 parent reviews) ·Braefel Inn, Perran-quay Tourist Park, Newquay, TR8 5QP · Cornwall
Number of places
42 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2025
Local authority
Cornwall

About this day nursery

Doodles and Pops Nursery, conveniently located near Newquay and Perranporth, is dedicated to providing a nurturing, home-like environment for children. The nursery's ethos, deeply influenced by the owner's personal experience as a parent, prioritises warmth, love, and attentive care from a dedicated team.

They understand the significance of a child's transition into nursery life, offering unique settling processes to ensure emotional readiness and comfort. A core focus is on fostering individuality, helping children understand their unique identities, and equipping them to navigate various emotions and life's challenges.

The team celebrates each child's differences, believing this is crucial for self-discovery. The nursery aims for children to be well-prepared for school, instilling a strong sense of self before they embark on their next educational journey.

The facility is thoughtfully divided into three age-specific rooms: 'The Tiny Twinkles' for ages 0-2, 'The Sunshine Room' for 2-3 year olds, and 'The Rainbow Room' for children aged 3 and above.

Our ethos

The nursery's ethos prioritises warmth, love, and attentive care, fostering individuality and self-discovery. They aim to equip children with a strong sense of self to navigate emotions and prepare them for school.

What it's like

Children arrive happily and ready to learn. They experience a well-planned curriculum that supports good progress. Children are eager to explore, and staff build strong bonds with them.

Homely EnvironmentIndividualised LearningStrong Settling ProcessAge-Specific Rooms

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Age range

0-2 years (Tiny Twinkles), 2-3 years (Sunshine Room), 3+ years (Rainbow Room)

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Doodles and Pops Nursery

Last inspected 4 July 2025 · Shirley Evel

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Children arrive happily and ready to learn. They experience a well-planned curriculum that supports good progress. Children are eager to explore, and staff build strong bonds with them.

Inspector highlights

  • Children's communication and language skills are promoted, developing a love of books and stories.
  • Partnerships with parents are good, and parents appreciate the daily updates and feel staff know children very well.
  • Leadership is strong, and their vision of teaching children that, 'Who they are is exactly what they need to be' is shared by staff.
  • Staff monitor children's progress, and support is sought swiftly where it will benefit children's development, such as speech and language therapy.
  • Staff support older children well to develop independence, for example, by encouraging them to apply their own sunscreen.

Areas to develop

  • 1plan effectively for activities, making the best use of space and minimising distractions to best support children's engagement and development
  • 2improve organisation of the learning environment for younger children to enable them to freely access and engage with activities of their choosing and increase their independence
  • 3promote a range of communication strategies with older children consistently so all children can confidently share their needs and wants.
Inspection #10399394 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents appreciate the daily updates they receive when collecting their children and feel staff know children very well.

They feel staff are professional and support their children to thrive.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff monitor children's progress, and support is sought swiftly where it will benefit children's development. For example, speech and language therapy is prioritised where needed. Children in receipt of this have made rapid progress with their communication skills since receiving targeted intervention and are now progressing well.

Outdoor space

As children play outside, staff extend children's curiosity, encouraging them to construct with hollow tubes and investigate how their voice sounds different. However, the quality of learning is diminished when the group using the area increases, leading to children bumping into each other and becoming unsettled.

Parent Reviews of Doodles and Pops Nursery

5.0
(5)
Tigi Brook
2 years ago

Doodles and pops nursery is a calm and nurturing environment and we feel very privileged to be able to have our daughter attend here! There is plenty of activities and space for the little ones to enjoy including an outdoor area. My daughter has always struggled to settle into a setting but felt right at home straight away! The team are amazing and friendly. I can’t wait to see her progress on her journey with doodles and pops x

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Rachel Laity
2 years ago

Our son has been attending Doodles and Pops for the last 4 months and we are amazed with the progress he has made in such a small amount of time. He is always very excited to go to nursery and has settled in brilliantly. The whole team are fantastic, and communication is excellent. The extra touches and effort that Ashleigh and her team put in really do make this setting stand out.

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Jasmin Saggers
2 years ago

My little boy instantly felt at home at Doodles and Pops, and settled in so quickly. The staff are all so lovely and welcoming and really get to know you, I feel really lucky that we can send him here. They are always learning new things, playing and doing new activities, and encourage the little ones’ favourite activities. He is always excited to arrive and always comes home with a huge smile on his face ☺️

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Milly Davies
2 years ago

As A preschool teacher I've always found it hard to find a place I'm truly happy with for my children. However I walked into this nursery and was in love from the start! The staff are all amazing so loving an caring an always have a smile! My son George being a covid baby his speech was delayed an since being with doodles he has come on leaps. I can not recommend this nursery enough I'm so pleased to have found you keep being the awsome nursery pre school that you are. George an I are super happy xx

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Vicky Murgatroyd
2 years ago

All the staff are so friendly and always have a smile on their faces at Doodles and Pops. My son is a fairly clingy child, but he has come on leaps and bounds in the six months he has been there. He now runs into nursery with a huge smile on his face!

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

4 July 2025

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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