Flying Start Nursery - Redruth
OutstandingBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Redruth for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in February 2022. Open since 2011, 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
TR15 1NAWhat 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.
- 1 December 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 8 February 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The nursery provides a highly nurturing environment where children are extremely emotionally secure and happy. The management team prioritises the well-being of children and staff, recognising the impact this has on their ability to deliver and receive high-quality care and education.
Children are highly motivated and become engrossed in their learning because staff use children's interests to plan for their development. They skilfully observe the children as they play, allowing them to have a key role in their learning. Staff know exactly when to move children's ideas on and challenge them even further. For example, children develop excellent hand-to-eye coordination as they manipulate oats through the neck of a bottle. Staff introduce prepositions and mathematical language, such as half full, empty, on top and underneath. Children use their imaginations extremely well as staff engage them in discussions about what they are making. When children suggest it is hot, older children get them oven gloves, moving their learning to the role play, where staff encourage their ideas to escalate. Children have high levels of curiosity and a thirst for learning.
Parents no longer enter the nursery as they did before the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 8 February 2022Outstanding
- 10 March 2014Outstanding
- 17 November 2011Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Flying Start Nursery - Redruth
- 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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