St Nicholas And St Faith Pre-School
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Saltash for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week. £23.46 a session for 2-year-olds. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 1991, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| 2-year-olds2y to 3y | £23.462-year-olds | |
| 3-4-year-olds3y to 4y | £17.073-4-year-olds |
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
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 6ANWhat 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, 18 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The pre-school is a lively and fun place for children to attend. Children are happy and confident in the setting. The manager and staff ensure that children feel safe and secure in their relationships and in the learning environment. Children feel relaxed and comfortable. After saying goodbye to their parents and carers, children enter the pre-school positively and are eager to find their friends. They are curious learners and have free access to a wide variety of activities and toys, which they enjoy playing with. Children play together well. For example, they share toy fire engines and dolls and role play rescue scenarios. They are confident communicators and enjoy saying hello and talking about what they know and can do. Older children can name a variety of colours and are confident in counting to ten. They enjoy explaining how the recent snow and ice is frozen water, which will melt.
Children are kind to each other and guide one another to follow the daily routine.
For example, older children encourage younger children to help tidy up at the end of play time. Younger children particularly enjoy small-group time, where they enjoy listening to the story, 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop opportunities for children to engage in activities for longer, to help them develop higher levels of concentration n provide more opportunities to teach children to become increasingly independent, particularly in managing their personal needs.
- 18 January 2023Good
- 15 May 2017Good
- 20 April 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for St Nicholas And St Faith Pre-School
- 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
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.
- Is £23.46 a session still the rate? 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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