Flying Start Nursery - Camborne
OutstandingBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Camborne for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in February 2024. Open since 2011, with 42 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
TR14 7LNWhat 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.
- 16 August 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 27 February 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children flourish in this exceptional nursery. Staff deliver a well-thought-out and purposeful curriculum, which skilfully incorporates children's individual interests and identified learning goals. Children show great interest in the exciting activities and experiences on offer. For example, children thoroughly enjoy helping to prepare their midday meal as part of their 'cooking club'. Babies and young children choose extra flavours to add to the bread mix. Pre-school children learn how to peel and cut vegetables. There is a strong ethos around children growing their own produce, cooking with it, and eating it. This has hugely increased children's knowledge and understanding of where their food comes from. Every effort is made to ensure that children reach their full potential, including those children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). All children make rapid progress throughout their time in the nursery.
The curriculum has children's communication and language development at its heart. Staff are highly skilled communicators. They model a vast range of words for children during their play and make excellent use of specialised teaching strategies.
Staff are very nurturing and are excellent role models. They offer children encouragement and praise, while also giving them the time to do things for themselves. Children's behaviour is exemplary. The atmosphere throughout the nursery is one of genuine respect and happiness.
- 27 February 2024Outstanding
- 29 May 2018Good
- 29 April 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Flying Start Nursery - Camborne
- 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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