Pitter Patter Playhouse
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Feock 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 February 2023. Open since 2020, with 12 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
TR3 6QRWhat 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, 9 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children love attending this small and very friendly nursery. Staff are caring and build secure relationships with children and their families. Children enjoy a variety of activities and experiences that support their learning and development. Staff cater to babies and young children's individual routines very well. The indoor environment is enhanced with photographs of family members, fairy lights and hanging twig mobiles to provide a homely and calm atmosphere. Staff support children to learn to share and to play happily together. They remind children to take extra care when babies are close by. Children show high levels of respect for one another, and their behaviour is very good.
Outdoor play is an integral part of children's experiences. They thoroughly enjoy their time in the well-designed garden. Children develop their physical skills and confidence as they climb up a ladder to the 'tree house' and excitedly use the slide down. Staff provide very good guidance to help children decide where to place wooden planks across tyres and rubber supports to make a challenging assault course. Children are keen to have a go and show increasing competence in their balance and jumping skills. Children are taken on regular outings to explore local woods, beaches and farms. They develop confidence in water during their weekly visits to a small private swimming pool.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen interactions with children to encourage discussion and help them to build up awareness and recognition of letter sounds to become confident communicators n further develop the curriculum, to provide more opportunities for children to count and compare size, helping them to be more secure in their use of number and simple mathematical language as they play.
- 9 February 2023Good
- 18 October 2022Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Pitter Patter Playhouse
- 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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