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Flying Start Nursery - Cornwall College

Ofsted: Good
(Apr 2022)
·Flora House, Stone Way, Poole, TR15 3FG · Cornwall
Number of places
96 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2022
Local authority
Cornwall

About this day nursery

Flying Start Nurseries, with over 25 years of experience, is dedicated to providing exceptional childcare across Cornwall and Devon. Their vision is to create a secure, nurturing, and stimulating environment where children can thrive and explore a wide range of experiences.

The nursery focuses on understanding each child's unique needs, fostering positive relationships, and creating a tailored learning environment that supports individual developmental progress. Through an "active learning" approach, Flying Start aims to help children discover their capabilities and build foundational skills essential for a smooth transition to primary school.

They emphasise a holistic approach to early years education, encouraging curiosity, independence, and a love for learning.

Our ethos

Flying Start Nurseries are committed to providing a secure, nurturing, and stimulating environment that supports each child's unique needs and developmental progress. They aim to foster curiosity, independence, and a love for learning through an "active learning" approach, encouraging children to discover their capabilities and build foundational skills for primary school.

What it's like

Children are excited to come into this bright and airy nursery. They greet friends and staff warmly, and quickly engage in play. Children make good progress in all areas of learning because the curriculum is thoughtfully planned around their interests and needs. Staff have very high expectations for all children and believe in them.

Over 25 years experience

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2011

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Flying Start Nursery - Cornwall College

Last inspected 11 April 2022

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

What it's like to attend

Children are excited to come into this bright and airy nursery. They greet friends and staff warmly, and quickly engage in play. Children make good progress in all areas of learning because the curriculum is thoughtfully planned around their interests and needs. Staff have very high expectations for all children and believe in them.

Inspector highlights

  • Children make good progress in all areas of learning due to a thoughtfully planned curriculum.
  • Leaders and managers support staff extremely well, ensuring they are happy and healthy, which positively impacts children.
  • The nursery staff have excellent partnerships with parents, reintroducing stay-and-play sessions.
  • Children develop an excellent awareness of healthy lifestyles, exploring, climbing, and balancing in the garden.
  • Knowledgeable staff use effective assessment and planning to ensure all children make good progress, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Areas to develop

  • 1ensure staff consistently use and model correct words when supporting children to develop their language skills further.
Inspection #10232746 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Knowledgeable staff carefully observe the children. They use effective assessment and planning to ensure all children make good progress, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The special educational needs coordinator has excellent partnerships with local speech and language therapists and with the local authority. The coordinator works collaboratively with parents and staff to ensure that children with SEND thrive and receive the right support.

Outdoor space

Pre-school children develop their fine motor skills as they use scissors to snip herbs for the potions they create in the garden. Children move freely, exploring, climbing and balancing in the garden. Children grow vegetables, such as peas, and learn how to care for them.

Inspection history

Date: October 2011

  • April 2022Good
  • November 2016Outstanding
  • February 2013Good
  • October 2011Good

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