Constantine Preschool
OutstandingBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Falmouth for children from birth to 8+, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in March 2022. Open since 2004, with 26 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Cornwall
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Cornwall from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
TR11 5AGWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 2 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are highly independent, confident and inquisitive learners. They have very secure attachments to staff, which underpins their learning. Staff plan an extremely enabling environment, which promotes high curiosity and children's deep engagement. Staff are skilful at listening to children, acknowledging their ideas and extending their learning further. For example, children explain how they know a flower is a buttercup because if you hold it to your chin, it shows if you like butter.
This leads to an excellent conversation about how you make butter from milk. Staff provide outstanding support for children's language and communication skills, especially for those with special educational needs. They use different ways of communicating to meet every child's needs. They ask very good open-ended questions and give children plenty of time to think and respond, which challenges children extremely well with extending their vocabulary. For example, as they talk about animals, children learn what 'nocturnal' means. Staff are excellent role models. For example, they say, 'I wonder if I can pick this up with tweezers?' They attempt to do so and then children do the same. Staff have extremely high expectations of what children can achieve and set challenging activities. For example, children become experts at safely lighting fires. Parents no longer enter the pre-school as they did before the COVID-19 pandemic. They comment extremely positively about the excellent communication and support. Parents particularly mention the staff's nurturing encouragement and how children are making 'unbelievable progress'.
- 2 March 2022Outstanding
- 12 May 2015Good
- 1 June 2009Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Constantine Preschool
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.