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Newquay Pre-school and Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2023)
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4.4(7 parent reviews) ·Football Club Car Park, Newquay, TR7 2BU · Cornwall
Number of places
65 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2023
Local authority
Cornwall

About this day nursery

Newquay Pre-school and Nursery is a long-standing, non-profit charity that has been providing affordable and high-quality childcare to families in Newquay and the surrounding area for 50 years. Located near Newquay Football club, it is conveniently close to the town centre and main bus stops.

The nursery caters to children aged 6 months to 5 years across four distinct rooms, each thoughtfully designed to offer a nurturing and stimulating environment for discovery and learning. The outdoor spaces are a highlight, featuring a large sandpit, a mud kitchen, water play, undercover areas with construction blocks, a woodwork area, a stage for imaginative play, a pirate ship, climbing structures, and a secret garden.

Children also benefit from outings into the local community. The nursery employs an on-site chef who prepares healthy meals and conducts workshops to educate children on nutrition.

Experienced staff support pre-school children in developing essential skills for their next educational steps, while a creative lead fosters imaginative growth, critical thinking, and problem-solving through new experiences. The core ethos is to create a warm, home-like atmosphere where staff and parents collaborate to support each child's development and education, providing a strong foundation for their learning journey.

Our ethos

The nursery's core ethos is to foster a warm, home-like atmosphere where parents and staff collaborate to nurture each child’s development and education, providing a strong foundation for their learning journey. They aim to create a stimulating environment for discovery and learning, with a creative lead fostering imaginative growth, critical thinking, and problem-solving through new experiences.

What it's like

Children are curious about the world around them, with babies confidently exploring their environment and toddlers searching for insects and listening to the wind. Pre-school children observe rain and spiders, learning in a safe and secure environment. Staff build on children's interests, planning experiences such as observing caterpillars to teach them about life cycles and kindness.

Charity-runEstablished (50 years)On-site chef

Pricing & funding

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Key facts

Food

On-site chef preparing healthy meals and offering healthy workshops

Opening hours

7.45am to 6pm, all year round

Age range

6 months to 5 years old

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Newquay Pre-school and Nursery

Last inspected 10 July 2023 · Jemma Honey

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 are curious about the world around them, with babies confidently exploring their environment and toddlers searching for insects and listening to the wind. Pre-school children observe rain and spiders, learning in a safe and secure environment. Staff build on children's interests, planning experiences such as observing caterpillars to teach them about life cycles and kindness.

Inspector highlights

  • Children develop their independence skills effectively, choosing breakfast, spreading butter, and clearing plates.
  • Staff successfully follow babies' interests, supporting their communication and language skills through musical toys and singing.
  • Pre-school children develop knowledge of mathematical concepts, counting aloud and learning about shapes with construction toys.
  • Leaders have begun to improve systems for staff training, supervision, and mentoring.
  • The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with staff teaching children how to manage their own safety and knowing how to respond to concerns.

Areas to develop

  • 1improve communication and language strategies used with toddlers to help them practise their language skills and build their vocabulary
  • 2continue to embed systems for the training, supervision and monitoring of staff in the toddler room to help staff further toddlers' learning effectively.
Inspection #10300551 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents comment that their children make good progress in their overall development.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) effectively. They ensure that children are fully included and access all learning experiences, using visual cards and showing objects to help children communicate and understand upcoming activities. Staff work in partnership with external professionals and parents to ensure that children with SEND make progress.

Outdoor space

Toddlers love to play in the sandpit together and watch ladybirds crawl away. Toddlers like to listen to the wind blowing in the garden. Pre-school children risk assess their play environment alongside staff when making a den.

Parent Reviews of Newquay Pre-school and Nursery

4.4
(7)
Claire Marginson
3 years ago

Couldn't recommend this setting enough! The staff are INCREDIBLE. Many of them have been there for 10 to 20 years. They are SO passionate about the children and so creative with their learning. My daughter has been going there for 2 years and she absolutely loves it. I feel very confident about the care my child is getting at this fantastic setting. The setting is a charity and thus it isn't the shiniest nursery building around but the staff ARE the shiniest you'll ever find! I've put my baby on the waiting list as I want him to benefit from the incredible room staff too.

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Caitlin Birley
2 years ago

This is such a wonderful place - my youngest absolutely loves it and I can see how much he’s developing by being there. For a relatively small setting they have created a kids wonderland with plenty of creative activities and a surprising amount of outdoor space. It also feels tucked away from the noise of Newquay! It will be a very sad day when we leave Newquay Pre School.

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marsha mimi
3 years ago

This is a lovely school and I find all the teachers are kind and caring. My niece is vegan and her dietary needs are always catered for. I would have no hesitation in recommending them to anyone thinking of sending their child here.

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Patricia Ling
3 years ago

Absolutely the best pre school in Newquay, wonderful dedicated staff, the children enjoy their days and are thriving with their education. Highly recommend.

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Gemma Jones
3 years ago

My son went here and grew so well. The staff were all wonderful and work so hard to give the children the best experiences and care possible.

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Inspection history

Date: January 2019

  • July 2023Good
  • January 2019Outstanding

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