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Nurseries in Helston

There are 15 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Helston, and 2 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Helston

  • Ofsted report cards: 1 setting (1 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 14 settings (4 Outstanding, 10 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Daisy Fays Helston - Day nursery, Helston TR13 8ER, ages 1 to 4, 65 places
    Ofsted report card, 7 August 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • First Steps Cornwall Ltd - Porthleven - Day nursery, Helston TR13 9BX, ages 0 to 4, 53 places
    Ofsted, 8 February 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Flying Gulls - Day nursery, Helston TR12 7DF, ages 1 to 4, 21 places
    Ofsted, 8 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Flying Gulls Nursery Grade Ruan under 5s - Pre-school, Helston TR12 7JN, ages 1 to 10, 21 places
    Ofsted, 19 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Garras Owlets Preschool - Day nursery, Helston TR12 6AY, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 16 May 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Helitots Day Nursery - Day nursery, Helston TR12 7RH, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 30 May 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Helston Day Nursery - Pre-school, Helston TR13 8NR, ages 1 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 9 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Dolphins Pre-School - Pre-school, Helston TR13 9RB, ages 2 to 4, 16 places
    Ofsted, 28 March 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Merlins Pre-school - Day nursery, Helston TR13 8DJ, ages 1 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 7 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Lizard C.H.I.L.D Trust - Day nursery, Helston TR13 8AR, ages 0 to 11, 42 places
    Ofsted, 6 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Muddy Puddles Childcare - Day nursery, Helston TR13 0JX, ages 0 to 4, 15 places
    Ofsted, 14 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Puffins Day Nursery - Day nursery, Helston TR13 0LW, ages 0 to 8, 76 places
    Ofsted, 3 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St Keverne Pre-School Playgroup - Pre-school, Helston TR12 6NQ, ages 2 to 4, 25 places
    Ofsted, 14 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Wendron Pre School - Day nursery, Helston TR13 0PX, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 7 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Zelda School - Day nursery, Helston TR12 6UJ, ages 2 to 8, 30 places
    Ofsted, 11 May 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Coast Activity Programme - Out-of-school club, Helston TR13 8NR
  • Kings Camps - Out-of-school club, Helston TR12 7RH

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Helston

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.