Hopscotch Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Hayle for children from birth to 8+, open 07:45 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 August 2025. Open since 2007, with 85 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
TR27 4NDWhat 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, 8 August 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are curious and engaged. Staff support children of all ages to build confidence in their opinions and explore their creativity. In the pre-school, children investigate how water travels between containers and through pipes, exploring liquids and how they move. With staff guidance, children weigh items to make jam.
They confidently name the ingredients, saying blackberries, lemons and sugar.
Those who have made jam with staff before recall the next steps, demonstrating good memory skills. Staff have created a good curriculum that is well planned and sequenced, supporting children to build knowledge in a clear progression. Children have time to practise what they know and build new knowledge and skills. As a result, they are well prepared for the next stage of learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop the key-person system even more, ensuring staff liaise with parents closely and support children's learning and development further n engage quieter children more frequently into conversations and group activities to guide their learning and development even more.
- 8 August 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 20 January 2023Good
- 31 August 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Hopscotch Day 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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