The Cabin at Barn Park Nursery
OutstandingTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Plymouth for from 1 year 6 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in December 2021. Open since 2014, with 38 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Funded childcare, equivalent to 15 or 30 hours per week, to eligible children who are two, three and four years of age.
What childcare usually costs in Plymouth
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Plymouth 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
PL5 1EJWhat 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, 3 December 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive in this rich, vibrant and wholly inclusive community nursery. Staff have an excellent understanding of children's needs based on first-hand observations and excellent relationships with parents. Children join in enthusiastically with a wide range of exciting and challenging activities and become deeply engrossed in learning new skills. For example, at snack time children concentrate intently on buttering their crackers and pouring their drinks.
Children develop a love of books through a wide range of opportunities to share and talk about the books with adults. Children creatively act out their experiences, ideas and favourite stories through role play. They are eager to take books home and share activities with parents and families.
Behaviour is exceptional. Children happily take turns and play together without prompting. They are kind and considerate, supported by adults who model caring and respectful relationships. Innovative and inspiring consideration is given to supporting children's emotional health and mental well-being. Staff enthusiastically celebrate children's individual achievements, building on their self-esteem and confidence, for example when a child takes a first step, posts a new shape or uses a sign for the first time to communicate a choice. Children spontaneously told the inspector what they love about their nursery.
- 3 December 2021Outstanding
- 3 May 2016Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Cabin at Barn Park Nursery
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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