Jumblies Day Nursery
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Penryn 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2022. Open since 2007, with 32 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
TR10 8FGWhat 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, 21 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are very happy and secure. They develop a strong sense of belonging as there is a very effective key-person system in place. Staff know the children extremely well. They display photos of the children and their families to promote conversations about home. Children quickly become engaged in the variety of carefully chosen activities. They chat with friends and staff and share their news.
Children make good progress through the well-sequenced curriculum. Staff have high expectations for all children, including those with additional needs. Staff use their knowledge to support children to achieve their next steps. For example, children explore coloured water and flowers with cylinders and pipettes. Older children create potions, while younger children begin to understand words such as
'full' and 'overflowing'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- ensure children have more time throughout the day to initiate and engage in their own play to use their imagination and test their ideas.
- 21 March 2022Good
- 15 March 2016Outstanding
- 26 March 2012Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Jumblies 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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