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Nursery at Tregolls Academy
Last reviewed: October 2026 · Inspection data and key information above update regularly, however, this review below is refreshed bi-annually and may not reflect recent changes. Contact the nursery directly to confirm current arrangements. If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Stories at snack time, clay to shape and scooters to ride give Mylor, Tregolls Academy's nursery, its everyday character. On Chellew Road in Truro, the provision takes children from age two under the school's registration. It is a school nursery with its own lead and nursery assistant.
The early years judgement in February 2026 was Needs attention. Warm relationships and support for settling sit alongside significant weaknesses in teaching. Families should weigh both.
Play provides the starting point for learning. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) covers children's communication, relationships and physical development alongside early literacy, mathematics, creative expression and understanding their world. Activities respond to children's interests, with opportunities to choose their own play as well as join adult-led learning.
There is plenty of concrete activity: children investigate water and sand with tools, build with construction materials, work with clay and make collages. Counting and sorting introduce mathematical ideas; imaginative games invite children to talk and invent stories. Music, yoga and dance add movement. Outdoors, bikes, tyres and scooters provide physical challenges, while Forest School activities bring exploration of the natural world into the learning offer.
Books connect nursery and home. Children receive a reading record and book bag, and families are asked to select a story each day to share at home from the classroom book boxes. In February 2026, repeated books and rhymes were helping children extend their vocabulary, and shared reading included snack time.
Teaching needs attention. In February 2026, children had too little opportunity to rehearse new learning and use it for themselves. Adult conversations and support did not reliably extend what children already understood. Staff needed stronger curriculum knowledge and more precise interactions across the learning areas. In February 2026, teaching weaknesses also meant too many children finished early years insufficiently prepared for the learning required in key stage 1. The activities are varied, but how adults develop learning through them remains an important consideration.
Trusting relationships help children feel secure. In February 2026, staff worked closely with families over settling, including for two-year-olds, and children felt safe and cared for. Everyday independence also forms part of nursery learning: children practise putting on footwear, washing their hands and managing aprons, alongside sharing and taking turns.
For children staying through lunch, families can send a packed lunch or purchase a school dinner. That gives a choice between food from home and a school meal; ask the school for current meal charges.
Additional learning needs are identified through observation, assessment and conversations with parents. The school's SENDCo works with teachers and teaching assistants on individual support programmes. Speech and Language Therapy and the Hearing Support Service are among the external services involved. Parents can discuss learning support first with their child's class teacher, providing a direct starting point for concerns.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate Reception application through the normal admissions route by the applicable deadline. Treat choosing Mylor and applying for Reception as separate decisions, even though the nursery is part of the same school.
Morning sessions run from 8:40am to 11:40am, and afternoons from 12:10pm to 3:10pm, each offered five days a week. The all-day pattern is 8:40am to 2:40pm across five days, with a charged extension to 3:10pm. For families choosing a longer session, that final half-hour needs to be included in their childcare planning.
Children aged three and four have 15 funded hours from the term following their third birthday. Keep the funded provision and charged day extension distinct when planning attendance, and refer to the school for current charges.
Nursery applications use a nursery application form. Visits can be arranged by contacting the school on 01872 274 020 or hello@tregolls.org.uk. Children must be handed over at the door and collected by a parent, carer or authorised adult, so an adult needs to be available for both ends of the chosen session.
The nursery takes children from age two and operates under Tregolls Academy's registration.
Mornings are 8:40am to 11:40am; afternoons are 12:10pm to 3:10pm. The all-day session runs from 8:40am to 2:40pm, with a charged extension to 3:10pm. Each pattern is offered five days a week.
Activities include riding bikes and scooters, using tyres, climbing and sliding, exploring the natural world and taking part in Forest School activities.
Yes. Children staying for lunch can bring a packed lunch or have a purchased school dinner. Contact the school for current meal charges.
No. A separate Reception application is required through the normal admissions process by the applicable deadline.
