Hawksfield Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Wadebridge 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 Good by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 2016, with 75 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
PL27 7LRWhat 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.
- 29 May 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 21 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff offer an ambitious curriculum focused on building on children's previous skills and supporting them to gain new knowledge. Staff enthuse and inspire children through regular outings where they experience the world around them. For example, they teach children the life cycle of frogs using trips to local gardens with ponds and build on this learning in the nursery. Staff listen to children and respond to their preferences. For instance, they ask children what foods they would like next week and include this in the menu. Children build strong bonds with staff and show they feel safe and secure. Babies seek out adults for cuddles before continuing with their play. They settle quickly when they enter the nursery. Children are happy and highly motivated learners. They thrive in the positive atmosphere that promotes their love of learning and values their needs.
Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour in the nursery. They provide clear rules and use visual cues as reminders. Staff prompt older babies to use 'kind hands' and explain how, when they do not use them, they could make 'our friends sad'. Children play well together and learn how to resolve issues positively. For example, children get a timer so that they can take turns with toys and make it fair.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide learning opportunities for all children during group activities and adapt where needed, to fully meet the learning and development needs of individual children n improve the organisation of transitions at lunchtimes to ensure children are consistently engaged in positive and purposeful learning.
- 21 March 2024Good
- 15 May 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Hawksfield Nursery
- 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.