Opening hours
every day of the year, except Christmas Day, and offers multiple sessions of between 1.5 and 3 hours each day, between the hours of 8.30am and 9.30pm.
Kids Zone in Newquay
Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2023)
Number of places
16 places
Age range
1–5 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2023
Local authority
Cornwall
About this day nursery
Newquay Pre-school and Nursery is a well-established, non-profit charity that has been providing affordable and quality childcare in the local community for 50 years. Located near Newquay Football Club, close to the town centre and bus stops, the nursery caters to children aged 6 months to 5 years.
It features four distinct rooms, each designed to provide a warm and stimulating environment with engaging activities. The nursery boasts extensive outdoor areas, including a mud kitchen, water play area, undercover construction zone, woodwork area, stage for imaginative play, and a giant sandpit.
Children can also explore a pirate ship, climbing structures, and a secret garden. An on-site chef prepares healthy meals and conducts healthy eating workshops.
Experienced staff support pre-school children in developing essential skills for their next educational steps, while a creative lead fosters imagination, critical thinking, and problem-solving. The nursery is committed to creating a warm, caring, and supportive "home from home" atmosphere where staff collaborate with parents to aid children's development and education, laying strong foundations for their learning journey.
Our ethos
The nursery is committed to creating a warm, caring, and supportive "home from home" atmosphere, fostering imagination, critical thinking, and problem-solving through a creative lead, and supporting children's development and education in collaboration with parents to lay strong foundations for their learning journey.
What it's like
The manager and staff at Kids Zone prioritise children's emotional well-being by warmly welcoming them and tailoring settling-in periods with parents. Staff are playful and imaginative, helping children feel at ease and secure, even allowing comfort items from home. Clear expectations for behaviour and rules are set, teaching children to respect their environment and keep themselves safe.
Charity-runOn-site chefOutdoor play areasCreative play focus
Pricing & funding
Pricing on request
This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.
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Food
On-site chef provides healthy meals and workshops
Age range
6 months to 5 years
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
2008
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Kids Zone
Last inspected 24 August 2023 · Sarah Madge
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
The manager and staff at Kids Zone prioritise children's emotional well-being by warmly welcoming them and tailoring settling-in periods with parents. Staff are playful and imaginative, helping children feel at ease and secure, even allowing comfort items from home. Clear expectations for behaviour and rules are set, teaching children to respect their environment and keep themselves safe.
Inspector highlights
- The manager and staff prioritise children's emotional well-being.
- The staff team promotes children's communication and language development effectively.
- Staff are friendly and kind and build positive relationships with children.
- The manager provides good support for staff's professional development.
- Staff follow children's interests when considering what activities to set out for them.
Areas to develop
- 1develop strategies to build new children's confidence to make independent choices and to engage them more deeply in their play
- 2review the organisation of planned activities to involve and engage each child who wishes to take part.
Inspection #10280579 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents talk about the setting and staff very positively. They value staff's sensitivity and nurturing manner and comment that their children love attending.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
The staff team works closely with parents to find out about children's special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They provide flexibility with session times and staffing to meet the children's individual needs and to allow them to settle in their own time.
Inspection history
Date: February 2009
- August 2023Good
- August 2017Good
- December 2014Good
- February 2009Good
Frequently asked about Kids Zone
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