Oasis Community Childcare Centre
OutstandingBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Penzance 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 Outstanding by Ofsted in April 2022. Open since 1996, with 82 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
TR20 8EXWhat 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, 20 April 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children positively thrive in this caring and exciting setting. Highly experienced, warm and friendly staff nurture and support them to be the best they can. Staff have exceedingly high expectations for all children and follow the well-planned and sequenced curriculum to ensure they are ready for the next stage of learning. All children make excellent progress, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff plan exciting and thought-provoking activities that support children's interests. This means children are highly motivated to engage in the learning opportunities as they play. Staff are close by to expertly support and encourage children. Pre-school children use their imagination as they make potions from coloured water, flowers and small wood chips. They create stories together about them. Babies learn the names of colours as they explore boats in the sand tray, pouring and filling containers. Toddlers learn to share as they explore a dinosaur world. Staff praise positive behaviour.
Children show deep care and respect for each other, the setting and staff. For example, babies and toddlers ask politely for more using 'please' and 'thank you'.
Toddlers encourage each other to share and are gentle when they are with the animals. Older children help each other with tasks and remind each other when it is snack time. Children are very well behaved and know what it expected of them.
- 20 April 2022Outstanding
- 7 January 2015Outstanding
- 3 December 2008Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Oasis Community Childcare Centre
- 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.