Childcare in Newquay
Newquay has 16 day nurseries, 1 pre-school, 1 school nursery class, 4 childminders and 1 after-school club. Ofsted has inspected 17 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 3 of them Outstanding. 6 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Cornwall there are 31 places per 100 children under five, about the same as England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Cornwall, divided by the children aged 0 to 4 who live there at the 2021 Census. It compares areas; it is not a count of free places today. It also leaves out the 127 school nursery classes across Cornwall, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
19 settings match. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.
What has changed here
Ofsted does not publish closures, so we work them out by comparing releases. Worth knowing if you are working from an old list.
- Jun 2026Opened Newquay Buddies Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Imagine Outdoors, Newquay Orchard Den Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Newquay Sports Centre Football Fun Factory Camp Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Newquay
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Newquay take funded hours?
4 of the 23 settings in Newquay are recorded as taking the government funded hours. Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Are any nurseries in Newquay rated Outstanding?
Yes. 3 of the 17 settings Ofsted has inspected in Newquay hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Newquay take babies?
19 settings in Newquay are registered to take children under two. Ofsted's register does not say whether a setting runs a baby room or has space in it, so ring before you plan around it.
Is it hard to get a nursery place in Newquay?
Cornwall has 31 registered childcare places for every 100 children under five, against 32 across England. That is registered capacity rather than free places, so it compares areas rather than telling you what is available this week.
Towns close to Newquay
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.