Par Moor Preschool and Nursery

Skyscraper building, vegetables grown by the children and babies joining familiar songs give Par Moor Preschool and Nursery a practical, playful character. Those examples come from July 2025, when children explored construction materials, tasted their produce and joined songs with props to help hold their interest.

Ofsted rated the nursery Good at its 24 July 2025 inspection. The setting accepts children aged 3 to 60 months and is based at The Training Centre on Par Moor Road in Par, Cornwall.

The early years foundation stage sets the framework for children's learning and care, bringing play, communication and developing independence into their day. In July 2025, staff organised learning around skills children had already acquired, giving them a starting point for their next steps.

Construction play allowed children to pursue their ideas over sustained periods. Older children described the textures and colours in their pictures, while toddlers practised taking turns by rolling a ball to one another and naming its recipient. These were concrete opportunities to use language and cooperate.

Independence also had a practical outlet: children served themselves at snack time. Indoor physical activity and outdoor play added movement, while growing vegetables connected something children had tended with something they could taste.

At the July 2025 inspection, Ofsted found safeguarding effective and described developmental monitoring, prompt referrals and work with other professionals to support children with SEND. This gave children needing additional help a route to specialist support.

In July 2025, babies received cuddles and reassurance from responsive staff. Conversations with parents about the start of each child's day helped staff respond to how children were feeling; later conversations covered activities children had enjoyed. However, parents needed fuller involvement in learning and development, rather than updates alone.

Children ate nutritious, freshly prepared food and sampled vegetables they had grown. Links with other childcare settings and local schools supported continuity, and children talked eagerly about their future teachers and schools.

The address is The Training Centre, Par Moor Road, Par, PL24 2SQ. Opening hours are 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, across the year, with closures for bank holidays and one week at Christmas.

In July 2025, the nursery offered government-funded places. That inspection-time position is useful context for families considering funded childcare alongside their attendance needs.

• Extending learning. In July 2025, staff sometimes missed opportunities to develop children's thinking during play. Consider how practitioners build on a child's ideas rather than simply joining the activity.
• Parent involvement. July 2025 updates did not yet involve parents fully in learning and development. The practical issue is how those conversations help families contribute to their child's next steps.
• Planning attendance. The weekday opening window runs from 7.30am to 6pm. At a visit, ask which booking pattern and funded-hours arrangements would fit your family's week.

Par Moor suits families seeking care across the baby, toddler and preschool stages who value practical independence, language-rich play and outdoor experiences. In July 2025, two clear priorities were deeper learning conversations and greater parental involvement. Those priorities deserve attention alongside the warmth of care and the hands-on activities described at that visit.