Nurture Day Nursery & Pre School, Newquay

A vote between two farm storybooks captures the character of Nurture’s August 2024 nursery life: children had a say in what happened next, while everyday routines gave them opportunities to act independently. Ofsted rated the nursery Good on 1 August 2024 and judged its safeguarding arrangements effective.

At 9 Eliot Gardens, Newquay, TR7 2QE, the nursery has capacity for 42 children aged 0 to 60 months. The strongest examples from August 2024 concern small, practical steps: choosing a book, managing lunch routines and learning to talk about feelings. Those examples span babies, toddlers and preschool children, with different expectations at each stage. For parents, the useful thread is how everyday experiences supported both communication and self-care: children practised expressing a preference as well as doing things for themselves.

The EYFS provides the framework for children’s learning, development and care, bringing early communication, physical skills and social learning into their day. In August 2024, toddlers explored emotions through an animal game in the garden, imagining how jungle animals might feel. Preschool children used cereal grains for sensory play and practised precise movements with their fingers.

Community walks also featured in August 2024, with conversations afterwards about what children had seen. For babies, staff echoed sounds and words, then paused for a response. These examples show learning woven into play and conversation rather than confined to a group activity.

The August 2024 storybook vote involved more than picking a favourite. Preschool children first remembered the week’s farm theme, then moved beside the book they preferred. This made choosing an activity a visible decision in which children could take part, linking remembered learning with their own preferences. Everyday safety routines also had concrete cues. A song signalled that preschool children should line up for outdoor play, and they understood the need for sun hats and sunscreen. Toddlers used the stair banister and followed instructions to sit as they went. These observations give parents examples of how children learned to manage the nursery’s spaces and routines, alongside the garden games and sensory activities. Independence involved following familiar steps as well as making choices.

In August 2024, children settled readily and formed close relationships with familiar staff. Independence took age-appropriate forms: babies persisted with spoons, toddlers used their photographs to find their lunch places, and preschool children helped clear up and washed their hands before eating.

Books and story sacks went home in August 2024, extending reading beyond nursery. Parents received developmental updates and ideas for supporting learning themselves. This gave families a practical connection between nursery activities and time at home.

In August 2024, reading support also involved staff training, followed by lending materials for families to use together. Preschool children understood how a story moves from its opening through the events to its ending. Parents described their children spending longer looking at books at home. That gives the lending arrangement a clear purpose: shared reading could continue beyond the nursery day, with developmental updates helping parents understand what to encourage. Staff also praised children’s attempts at self-care. The baby persevering with a spoon and the preschool child helping tidy were practising different skills, but both received encouragement for trying. Care and learning met in these ordinary routines.

The address is Nurture Nursery School, 9 Eliot Gardens, Newquay, TR7 2QE. In August 2024, opening hours were 8am to 6pm each weekday, throughout the year. These were opening hours rather than a description of individual booking patterns.

At that time, the nursery offered funded early education for children aged two, three and four. That dated participation should be kept separate from decisions about a family’s present attendance arrangement.

• Language and quieter children. At its August 2024 inspection, Ofsted asked staff to model accurate vocabulary more consistently for toddlers and preschool children, and to adapt group activities so less vocal children could participate and develop their learning. These are useful priorities to discuss when assessing teaching.
• Attendance arrangements. The August 2024 opening window covered weekdays across the year. At a visit, ask which booking patterns and funded-hours arrangements would fit your intended attendance.

Nurture suits families who value children practising independence through ordinary routines and reading that continues at home. Its August 2024 examples give those priorities substance. Families weighing it for a toddler or quieter preschool child should also give the language and group-participation improvement points proper attention.