St Eval Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Wadebridge for from 2 years up to school age, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2023. Open since 1991, with 16 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 hours per week free childcare for all 3 and 4 year olds; 2 year old funding accepted.
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
PL27 7TRWhat 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, 4 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enter the setting confidently. They know the routine and follow instructions well. Children hang their coats and bags up and find their names to register themselves present. They are kind and say 'please' and 'thank you' to each other. Children feel safe. They show this as they happily play alongside staff, who know them and their families well.
Children learn about what makes them unique. They know they are important.
Staff ask children about their experiences outside of the setting. Children tell staff about a long journey they went on in a car. Staff expand on this information and recall what they did. They talk about how long it took to get there, developing children's understanding of time.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- organise children's activities effectively to minimise distractions and enable children to develop their listening skills further n support children's communication and language skills further by, for example, giving them sufficient time to process their thoughts and respond to questions.
- 4 October 2023Good
- 15 May 2023Inadequate
- 15 November 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for St Eval Pre-School
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.