Little Tree Woodland School
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Falmouth for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2023. Open since 2019, with 20 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
TR11 5RFWhat 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, 19 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children feel comfortable and secure at the setting. They arrive confidently and greet staff warmly with affectionate cuddles. Staff welcome parents to come into the setting to settle their children to an activity. Children are eager to show their parents what they have chosen to play with and happily wave their parents off when they leave.
The provider, who is also the manager, and the staff plan a broad and challenging curriculum. Children are curious about the natural world as they explore and investigate the forest school. They confidently collect insects, examine them closely in their hands and talk about their features. For example, the children discuss the appearance of centipedes and how to care for the worms. Staff support and encourage children to develop their strength, balance and coordination, such as when climbing trees. They remind the children to climb carefully and to think about how high they feel safe to go, to help them to assess risks for themselves. Children develop confidence in their abilities and are keen to try new things and take part in activities. They demonstrate a positive attitude to learning and are well prepared for their next stage of learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff's support for children's individual learning needs to provide additional challenge and target their next steps more precisely n support children to think about and respond to questions and to share their thoughts and ideas, to extend children's communication and language further.
- 19 July 2023Good
- 23 March 2023Inadequate
- 18 May 2022Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Tree Woodland School
- 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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