Lowen Harts Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Redruth for children from birth to 8+, open 00:00 to 24:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2022. Open since 2014, with 47 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
TR15 2ERWhat 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, 5 August 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children happily enter the nursery and are keen to explore. They are welcomed warmly by staff. Children have strong friendships and build trusting relationships with staff. Children feel safe within the nursery. They take measured risk supported by the staff. For example, staff support children doing outdoors big physical play, such as rolling tyres and climbing play equipment. One child said, 'Look I can do this now. I am not afraid,' showing real sense of achievement.
The environment is interesting and the children confidently explore it. Many of the activities are based on children's interests. For instance, there is a car wash, where the children independently clean their vehicles, and a birdwatching hut.
Since the pandemic, the manager has been focusing on communication and language, which supports children to make good progress. Staff use basic sign language throughout the nursery to aid children's communication. There are opportunities to learn about emotions, helping children to recognise and communicate how they are feeling. Children behave well. They confidently talk about what they are enjoying in the nursery and who their friends are.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop staff interactions with children further, to support and extend children's language and communication n support staff so that they provide clear expectations for children around rules.
- 5 August 2022Good
- 22 December 2016Good
- 10 June 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Lowen Harts 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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