Torpoint Bandhut Pre-School
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Torpoint for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2023. Open since 2009, with 20 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
PL11 2JRWhat 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, 8 November 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enter with enthusiasm. They confidently wave goodbye to their parents and go with friendly staff into the pre-school. Staff talk to them and engage them in an activity of their choosing. The pre-school vision focuses on children becoming lifelong learners in a safe and secure environment.
Staff know what they want children to learn and how they are going to implement this to ensure children make good progress from their starting points. Staff focus on children's communication and language skills. They encourage children to tell visitors and their peers about new words they have learned, such as 'similar'. Staff use effective strategies to help children with special educational needs and/or disabilities to communicate. For instance, they encourage children to use a 'choice board' where children can point to pictures and use single words to express what they would like, such as at snack time.
Children have a good understanding of the pre-school rules. They know to stop and listen to staff when they clap their hands. They behave well and play cooperatively, such as sharing the dressing-up clothes during role-play activities. Staff encourage children to walk inside the pre-school to ensure their safety.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to plan and implement the curriculum further during whole-group sessions to build on children's existing knowledge and skills to extend their next steps in learning n adapt activities to meet the individual ages and stages of children's development to enhance and challenge their thinking skills further.
- 8 November 2023Good
- 28 March 2018Good
- 24 April 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Torpoint Bandhut Pre-School
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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