Indian Queens under 5's
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in St. Columb for children from birth to 8+, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2022. Open since 1991, with 24 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
TR9 6TPWhat 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 November 2021 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 5 April 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are very eager to attend. They hurry through the gate when they arrive, often forgetting to say goodbye to their parents in their excitement to start the day at pre-school. This demonstrates their strong feelings of security and their happiness at the setting. Children behave well and form close relationships with the staff and each other. For instance, when pretending it is the manager's birthday, they make celebratory cakes from play dough and sing 'Happy Birthday' to her.
The manager and staff plan a broad curriculum, linked closely with children's interests and the next steps in their learning. Children are engaged and motivated to take part in activities. For example, older children count and recognise numbers during games. Younger children concentrate on their chosen activities, such as when they roll balls down chutes. They excitedly rush to collect the balls when they scatter across the floor at the other end and repeat the process happily. Children develop strength and control using their arms and hands, such as during games when they try to hook fish with fishing rods and scoop and fill containers with sand. They are encouraged by staff to practise activities that support their coordination and dexterity. For example, children peel fruit and remove the lids of yoghurt pots. Children develop a range of skills and make good progress in their learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - support staff to interact more frequently and consistently with quieter children to develop their speaking skills as effectively as possible n develop the organisation of snack times to make better use of the occasion to engage children in discussion to provide a more social experience n strengthen the planning of the literacy curriculum to develop the older children's early reading and writing skills more effectively.
- 5 April 2022Good
- 18 October 2017Good
- 21 October 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Indian Queens under 5's
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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