Truro College Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Truro 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 December 2024. Open since 2003, with 37 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
TR1 3XXWhat 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, 12 December 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff welcome children and their families as they arrive at the nursery, and the children settle quickly. Children form positive relationships with staff and interactions are warm. Staff prepare a broad range of activities for children throughout the day to support their learning. For example, staff encourage children to develop their fine motor skills as they make marks in flour. Staff develop children's knowledge of the natural world as they dig together outside and learn about different insects.
Staff teach children to recognise their emotions and to manage their behaviour.
They help children to share toys fairly and show kindness to others using a gentle touch. Staff support children to understand turn-taking by talking to them and by playing group games, such as Bingo. Children are developing the skills they need to build positive relationships with others. For example, older children are developing friendships and enjoy playing together with a wheelbarrow, pretending to dig up vegetables. Younger children happily play alongside each other and have opportunities to learn from their older peers while in the outdoor area.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance children's engagement in play and learning by facilitating sustained involvement for longer periods n provide further opportunities for older children to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- 12 December 2024Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 5 March 2019Good
- 18 May 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Truro College Day Nursery
- 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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