Opening hours
Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 9:00am – 2:00pm (Term Time) for funded Early Years sessions; Adhoc sessions available between Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:30pm
Sweet Hearts Childcare, located in a tranquil Cornish village, offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for children from birth onwards. The nursery operates on principles of Faith, Hope, and Love, aiming to cultivate confident and caring individuals.
It provides a warm, home-like atmosphere with close relationships between children, staff, and parents within a small, community-focused setting. The facility features a versatile main playroom that adapts to different age groups and activities, including a quiet area for rest.
A dedicated room supports small group work and targeted development in language, literacy, and physical movement through programmes like 'Letters and Sounds' and 'Healthy Movers'. Children benefit from free-flow access between age groups, fostering social skills.
The outdoor area, directly accessible from the preschool room, is an evolving space for exploration, with plans for planting vegetables and creating wildlife habitats. The nursery is conveniently located near a park, open fields, and local schools, with easy access to natural attractions and educational sites like the Eden Project.
Sweet Hearts Childcare works in partnership with the Government and Local Authority, providing inclusive care for all children, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). They offer both funded and privately paying sessions, with a strong focus on parent partnership and celebrating individual progress.
Our ethos
At Sweet Hearts Childcare, everything we do is rooted in Faith, Hope, and Love. We believe every child is a unique and vital piece of society’s puzzle. By planting seeds of positivity, kindness, and curiosity, we aim to nurture children into confident, caring individuals—helping shape a brighter future for all. Our staff are committed to care and respect, encouraging qualities like love, joy, peace, patience, and kindness.
What it's like
Children are happy in this inviting and friendly nursery. The manager has created a home-from-home environment, and staff develop strong relationships with children. Children are safe and secure and have lots of cuddles and joyful interactions with staff.
Fees are calculated on an hourly basis and are tiered across three age bands. After-school club rates are charged per session, with distinct pricing for school-aged and early years children. A minimum attendance policy applies to early years bookings.
Funding accepted
Good to know
Opening hours
Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 9:00am – 2:00pm (Term Time) for funded Early Years sessions; Adhoc sessions available between Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:30pm
Age range
from birth onwards
Term time / All Year
All Year
Session types
Early Years sessions, After-School Clubs
Last inspected 3 July 2024 · Victoria Jones
What it's like to attend
Children are happy in this inviting and friendly nursery. The manager has created a home-from-home environment, and staff develop strong relationships with children. Children are safe and secure and have lots of cuddles and joyful interactions with staff.
Inspector highlights
Areas to develop
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Children make good friends at the nursery and are happy to attend.
Staff offer effective guidance in child development issues.
Inclusion & environment
Management has created an ambitious curriculum, enabling children of all ages to make good progress in their learning and development, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Those staff responsible for the SEND provision are knowledgeable and experienced. They integrate effective strategies to support children with SEND. For example, they use sign language and visual aids to build children's communication skills. Staff quickly recognise when children have additional needs and offer effective and timely support.
The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.
Date: October 2018
Sweet Hearts Childcare registered in 2016 and operates from the football club in the village of Foxhole, near St Austell, Cornwall. There are six staff who work with the children, including the owner/manager. Of these, four have a level 3 childcare qualification and two have a level 6 qualification. The nursery is funded to provide free early years education for children aged two, three and four years old.
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