Roche Pebbles Childcare Centre
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in St. Austell 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 2003, with 52 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
PL26 8EPWhat 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, 23 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy at this friendly setting. Knowledgeable staff support children effectively. Children are familiar with the routines of the setting, and this helps them settle quickly on arrival. Pre-school children engage in a range of activities linked to their interests. Children recall what they have been learning about with ease. Staff link new learning experiences to familiar ones. Children speak excitedly about celebrations they have shared at home, such as Bonfire Night with fireworks, and then learn more about the Chinese New Year and the celebrations they are going to have with their friends at the setting. Children are eager to take part in craft and dance activities linked to the celebrations.
Toddlers explore their developing physical skills outdoors. They enjoy using the balance bikes and re-enacting familiar stories with support from staff. Babies have access to resources that develop curiosity and wonder, and staff show real knowledge of each child's character and sensitively encourage each one to flourish.
Babies experience lots of story-and-rhyme times, as well as opportunities to explore physical development toys and sense-of-self resources, such as mirrors.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- extend opportunities for children to be able to do things for themselves so they build resilience and perseverance n ensure the organisation of focus group activities help children to concentrate and fully engage in their learning.
- 23 January 2023Good
- 31 May 2017Good
- 19 February 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Roche Pebbles 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.