Nurture Nursery & Pre School, Mount Hawke

A nature walk that became a project about bees gives this Mount Hawke nursery its clearest character: everyday experiences turned into conversation and discovery. At its April 2025 inspection, Ofsted judged the provision Good and found safeguarding effective, while identifying improvements needed in preschool discussion and creative work.

Based at Methodist Church, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8GR, the setting accepts children from 3 months to 5 years. The strongest inspection examples span different stages, from babies practising physical skills to older children exploring books and nature.

In April 2025, babies practised sitting, reaching and pulling themselves upright, while toddlers developed coordination on ladders and a slide. The outdoor nature kitchen gave children a practical reason to cooperate as they poured water between containers. Physical development and social learning met in the same activity.

The early years foundation stage is the required framework for children's learning, development and care. Here, its inspection-era examples included counting everyday objects, exploring shapes through magnetic construction and sharing books indoors and outside. These connected learning with familiar play rather than treating it as a separate lesson.

A bee project followed a nature walk, introducing preschool children to vocabulary about insects and honey production. There was a clear limitation alongside that curiosity: some group discussions left children sitting too long with too little opportunity to contribute, and adult-directed art restricted their own ideas. Both issues sometimes led children to lose interest.

At the April 2025 inspection, Ofsted found that staff knew children individually, supported their progress and worked with parents when extra help was needed. Families received updates about development, making additional support a shared task rather than something handled separately from home.

Books also linked nursery and home in April 2025: toddlers and preschool children could borrow them through a lending library. Babies enjoyed adults reading aloud, while older children had a comfortable place to look at books. Staff had also extended emotional support following training in children's mental health.

The address is Methodist Church, Mount Hawke, Truro, TR4 8GR. The nursery operates throughout the year and closes on bank holidays.

In April 2025, opening hours were 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, and the setting offered government-funded childcare. Those hours describe the opening window rather than a particular booked session.

• Preschool participation. In April 2025, lengthy group discussions sometimes reduced children's involvement. Look for opportunities for children to contribute ideas rather than mainly listen.
• Creative independence. Preschool art was sometimes directed too closely by adults in April 2025. Child-led choices matter here because self-expression was a specific improvement priority.
• Attendance arrangements. For a child joining this year-round setting, what booking pattern and funded-hours arrangement would apply?

This nursery merits consideration by families who value learning through everyday activity, outdoor play and a connection between reading at nursery and at home. Its April 2025 picture combines thoughtful examples across the age groups with clear preschool weaknesses. The decision deserves attention to how much room older children have to speak, choose and create for themselves.