Sir Robert Geffery's Preschool
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Landrake 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 January 2024. Open since 1992, with 35 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
PL12 5EAWhat 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, 17 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children form positive relationships with staff. They feel safe and secure. Children show this as they go to their chosen adult when they arrive and happily wave goodbye to their parent or carer. All children are polite and kind to each other. They say 'please' and 'thank you' often. If children struggle to find something, others will help them. Younger and older children play cooperatively with each other. For example, staff ask toddlers and pre-school-age children to put aprons on and lay the tables for lunch. These children work together and are eager to be helpful.
There is an ambitious curriculum in place that builds on what children know and can do and need to learn next. Staff observe children's interests and use these to motivate children to learn. For example, staff notice that children like to read a storybook about a monkey in a jungle. Staff set up an activity inspired by the story with dough, animals and broccoli to represent trees in the jungle. Children manipulate the dough and develop their finger dexterity. Staff read the storybook to them while they play. Children listen intently and re-enact events in the story.
Staff are effective communicators. They talk slowly and clearly to develop children's speech and language skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- organise adult-led activities effectively to minimise distractions and enable children to fully focus on their learning n introduce more opportunities for children to count, to further develop their knowledge and understanding of numbers.
- 17 January 2024Good
- 8 March 2023Needs improvement
- 27 June 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Sir Robert Geffery's Preschool
- 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.
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