Roche Pre-School Playgroup
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Roche, St Austell for babies from 3 months up to 5 year olds, open 08:15 to 14:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2024. Open since 2004, with 26 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
All 3-4 year old's are entitled to 15 funded hours per week. 30 hours Funding is available for working parents from the term after their child turns 9 months (eligibility criteria applies).
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 8JGWhat 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 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff warmly greet children and their families as they arrive at pre-school, and children settle quickly. Staff prepare a broad range of activities for children to support their learning. For example, staff help children to explore the concepts of floating and sinking as children scoop apples in the water tray. Staff encourage children to use their imagination as they dig for buried treasure in the sandpit. Staff promote children's language development as they sing 'The Wheels on the Bus'
while enacting going on a journey with children. Children choose to spend most of their time in the richly resourced outdoor area, engaging in activities that interest them. This supports the development of their independence and curiosity.
Staff encourage children to behave well. They help children to share toys fairly and show kindness to others. Children enjoy playing with each other and are developing friendships. Staff help children to make healthy choices. They encourage children to try different foods at snack time and help them to apply sunscreen. Children also learn about oral hygiene as they brush dirty model teeth and talk to staff about the importance of brushing their own teeth at home.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance the support for spoken language for children aged two to three years old n ensure that children have opportunities to engage in play and learning for extended periods of time n implement teaching strategies to extend children's ideas and thinking further.
- 20 September 2024Good
- 9 November 2023Needs improvement
- 7 March 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Roche Pre-School Playgroup
- What it costs
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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.