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82 placesTR20 8EX01736 741528
South West
Childcare in Cornwall
408 registered providers with 7,650 places, up 1.5% since December 2021.
155day nurseries
159childminders
18after-school clubs
156newly registered since 2021
76.5%rated Good or better
244closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 25.4% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
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Highest rated
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The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
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76 placesTR8 4UX07769342133
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67 placesTR15 3LG01209 211171
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65 placesTR4 8EY07769342133
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65 placesPL25 3NS01726 339855
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64 placesTR1 1TN01872 264 568
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63 placesTR15 2QE07769342133
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62 placesEX23 9QW01288 358454
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60 placesTR12 7RH01326 552662
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57 placesPL22 0RA01208 369048
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48 placesTR11 2EG07769342133
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48 placesTR6 0EU01872573205
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48 placesTR26 2BB01736 793150
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44 placesTR18 4JR01736332677
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42 placesTR14 7LN01209 715543
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42 placesTR3 7PE07399044003
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40 placesTR15 1NA01209 217171
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37 placesTR17 0DG01736 711125
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34 placesTR8 5ES01637 830680
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34 placesPL17 8PD01579 371045
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30 placesTR12 6UJ07855 820 345
Report card Dec 2025
30 placesTR18 3PE01736334850
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24 placesTR27 6HN01736 755690
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24 placesTR10 8RA01326 378377
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20 placesTR16 4LP07527700414
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20 placesEX23 0HY01288361499
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18 placesTR4 8LP01872 561 542
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16 placesPL28 8JP07526 468105
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16 placesTR13 9RB07799721377
Report card Feb 2026
167 placesTR14 8QH01209 713119
Good
130 placesPL12 4AQ01752 511007
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101 placesTR7 3JF01637 877073
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96 placesTR15 3FG01209610666
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90 placesTR8 5YA01872 510 247
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85 placesTR27 4ND01736 755600
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77 placesTR11 2BB01326 314 735
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76 placesPL14 3XA01579 343767
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76 placesTR13 0LW01326 565349
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76 placesPL25 5BS0161 831 9722
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75 placesPL27 7LR07399444392
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72 placesTR7 3HE01637 879358
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71 placesTR1 3XX01872 261 519
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70 placesTR26 1DJ01736695168
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68 placesTR1 2BY01872 858255
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66 placesEX23 9HN07812347083
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66 placesPL27 6HB01208815333
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65 placesTR7 2BU01637876033
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65 placesTR1 3SH01872 303666
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64 placesTR15 3JL01209 313080
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63 placesPL26 6AA01726 71188
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60 placesTR11 3BZ07866055401
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60 placesPL15 9NJ01566 772134
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55 placesTR1 2PE01872307788
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54 placesTR10 9FE07427 614565
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54 placesTR1 3AN01872 222571
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53 placesPL25 5QE01726 73259
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53 placesTR13 9BX01326 565662
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52 placesTR18 3JZ01736 363390
No longer open
Settings that have closed
Worked out by comparing consecutive Ofsted releases; the closure falls in the six months before the date shown.
| Setting | Town | Places it had | Last rating | Gone by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Petroc's School Nursery | Bude | 42 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Early Birds Nursery | Bude | 34 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Red River Kindergarten | Redruth | 32 | Outstanding | Jun 2026 |
| art-K Truro | Truro | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Coast Activity Programme | St. Ives | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Treehuggers | Redruth | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Little Pickles | Callington | 34 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Little Pickles | Bodmin | 30 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Launceston Pre School | Launceston | 24 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Lanivet & District Under Fives | Bodmin | 24 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Sennen and Land's End Pre-school | Penzance | 14 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Bf Adventure | Penryn | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| The Hope Tree Centre | Porthtowan | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Trailblazers | St. Austell | 46 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Torpoint Teddies Day Nursery | Torpoint | 40 | Needs improvement | Jun 2025 |
| Perranporth Pre-School | Perranporth | 33 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Tamar Valley Preschool | Calstock | 24 | Outstanding | Jun 2025 |
| Millbrook Kids Club | Torpoint | 16 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Soulcraft Learning Community CIC | Stithians | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Daisy Fays Falmouth | Falmouth | 74 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| St Teath Children's Centre | Bodmin | 30 | Outstanding | Dec 2024 |
| The Long Garden at Altarnun | Launceston | 24 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Little Nipper's Pre-School | St. Austell | 24 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| The Snug | St Austell | 62 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Little Explorers Day Nursery | Newquay | 32 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Jumping Jellybeans Ltd | Camborne | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Stepping Stones Pre-School | Penzance | 30 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Little Explorers Day Nursery & Pre-School | Truro | 29 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Liskeard School Nursery | Liskeard | 23 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Butterflies Montessori Nursery | Angarrack | 22 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| St Mawes & St Just Under Fives | Truro | 20 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Skol Veythrin Sen Jowan | Camborne | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Everybody's Different at Holly Wood | Newquay | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Tintangels Early Years | Tintagel | 32 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Helston Day Nursery | Helston | 30 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Baby Bugs Nursery | St Austell | 30 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Illogan Preschool | Redruth | 26 | Needs improvement | Dec 2023 |
| Tarq's Arq | Falmouth | 24 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Nurture Nursery & Pre School - Mount Hawke | Truro | 24 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Little Turtles Nursery | Redruth | 22 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Egloskerry Nursery | Launceston | 20 | Outstanding | Dec 2023 |
| Grampound Road Pre School | Truro | 20 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Acorns Pre-School | Holsworthy | 16 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Hollipopsdaycare | Newquay | 15 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Ryn Gwari Farm - Nursery, Pre-School & Forest School | St Just | 14 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Haven Wood Forest School, Bushcraft & Wilderness Therapies | Bude | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Conexus Tuition Truro | Truro | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Conexus Tuition Truro | Truro | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Naturally Learning Poltair | St. Austell | 56 | Outstanding | Jun 2023 |
| St Petroc's Early Years | Bude | 38 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Daisy Fays Nursery | Truro | 36 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| The Lounge Club | Newquay | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Liskerrett Pre-School | Liskeard | 30 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Cooper Trees Nursery Ltd | Saltash | 20 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Major Steps Childcare Town | St. Columb Major | 20 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Altarnun Pre-School | Launceston | 16 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Noahs Ark Daycare Nursery | Redruth | 16 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Little Stars Nursery | Redruth | 16 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Soulcraft Learning Community | Flushing, Falmouth | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Gwarnick Woodland School | Truro | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |