Daisy Fays Chiverton
Good★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Truro for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 2016, with 40 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
TR4 8HSWhat 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, 9 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are greeted by staff that know them and their families very well. This is a happy nursery, where staff create a welcoming environment and support children to learn through their play. Children are excited to join in with the interesting activities that staff carefully plan for them. For example, staff freeze water with paint and sequins to make special ice cubes for young children to explore and make marks. Staff cheerfully talk about what the children are doing and skilfully encourage them to experiment with the melting ice cubes in different ways. This helps children to develop a good range of important skills.
Children show through their behaviour that they feel safe and secure in the nursery. Pre-school children use their manners well and show kindness towards each other. Babies and toddlers enjoy close relationships with staff, and affection is readily given and received. Staff place a strong emphasis on helping children to develop their social and emotional skills effectively. Staff have high expectations, and they set appropriate challenges for children to assist their individual progress.
Managers and staff are keen to ensure their curriculum evolves and changes.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- further strengthen the support for staff to embed the changes of the curriculum to promote consistently high-quality teaching n review and improve mealtime routines for pre-school children to help them find where to sit and to reduce their waiting time for their food to be served, or to be able to serve themselves.
- 9 June 2023Good
- 5 September 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Daisy Fays Chiverton
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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