Pensilva Pre-School
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Liskeard for children from birth to 5, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 July 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. Open since 1991, with 21 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
PL14 5PGWhat 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 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Due to COVID-19 (coronavirus), staff have changed the arrival and collection procedures and parents no longer enter the pre-school. However, staff welcome them and the children warmly, so children feel secure and arrive happily. Children eagerly seek out staff and their friends to talk to and quickly settle with an activity.
Staff provide an attractive play area that offers children a wide range of stimulating activities and toys to choose from. They have high expectations for children and provide good support. Children concentrate well and develop a positive attitude to learning.
Children behave extremely well and are exceptionally confident. For example, they offer to make up a story and proudly act it out in front of the staff and other children. They remind staff to give them praise when they follow staff's instructions and enthusiastically show off their dance moves to their friends. Children have high levels of resilience and determination to complete tasks for themselves. For instance, two-year-old children turn down offers of help and persevere as they try to open food packages until they succeed.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide more challenge to extend the older children's learning further and help them make as much progress as possible.
- form close links with all other settings that are attended by children to provide consistency in their experiences.
- 19 July 2021Good
- 7 February 2020Inadequate
- 6 October 2015Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Pensilva Pre-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.