Windmill Nursery Redruth
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.1 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Redruth for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2020, with 32 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Registered with Cornwall Council for 2, 3, and 4 year old funding; All 3 and 4 year olds are eligible for 15 hours of free education per week, term time only; Some 2 year olds are entitled to 15 hours of free education.
Worth knowing. 15 hours free per week in term time, which can be spread to 11 hours per week across 51 weeks. Funding can be used flexibly, such as every morning, every afternoon, or two and a half days a week. Eligibility starts the term after your child's third birthday.
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
TR15 3AJWhat 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, 21 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive eager to start the day and self-register themselves on a board when they come in. They put their name on the 'happy' or 'sad' side. Children move their name during the morning depending on how they feel. This gives children the confidence to acknowledge their emotions. Staff talk to the children about their choice and tune into how they are feeling. Children know how they feel is important, and this helps them communicate clearly to staff.
Children benefit from a strong key-person system. A nursery 'settle-in bag' goes home with new children or to children who may need some reassurance. Children look at photos of the setting and members of staff. This helps build relationships and makes children feel secure.
Children love to sing and hear songs often. Children play with dolls and staff sing
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review procedures to promote good hygiene practices within children's daily routines, to support their independence further n provide more opportunities for children to count and use numbers in their play to support their overall mathematical development.
- 21 November 2022Good
- 12 January 2022Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Windmill Nursery Redruth
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- 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.
- 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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