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Nurseries in St. Austell

There are 13 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in St. Austell, and 4 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in St. Austell

  • Ofsted report cards: 1 setting (4 Strong standard, 2 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 11 settings (11 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Baby Bugs Nursery - Day nursery, St. Austell PL25 4DN, ages 0 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 3 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Badger Forest School at Higher Wheal Martyn - Day nursery, St Austell PL26 8XG
  • Brighteyes - Day nursery, St. Austell PL25 5QE, ages 0 to 4, 53 places
    Ofsted, 23 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bright Eyes Childcare - Day nursery, St. Austell PL26 7QF, ages 0 to 4
    Ofsted, 7 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Gorran Pre-School - Day nursery, St. Austell PL26 6LH, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 23 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Happy Days Penrice - Day nursery, St. Austell PL26 6AA, ages 0 to 4, 63 places
    Ofsted, 20 August 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Minibugs St Austell - Day nursery, St Austell PL25 5BS, ages 0 to 4, 76 places
    Ofsted, 27 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Nippers pre school & childcare - Pre-school, St. Austell PL26 7YH, ages 2 to 11, 24 places
    Ofsted, 18 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Roche Pebbles Childcare Centre - Day nursery, St. Austell PL26 8EP, ages 0 to 4, 52 places
    Ofsted, 23 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Stepping Stones Childcare (Cornwall) - Pre-school, St Austell PL25 4QA, ages 2 to 3, 30 places
    Ofsted, 26 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Stepping Stones Childcare (Cornwall) - Day nursery, St Austell PL25 3AG, ages 2 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 12 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sweet Hearts Childcare - Day nursery, St. Austell PL26 7UR, ages 0 to 11, 15 places
    Ofsted, 3 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Snug Childcare - Day nursery, St. Austell PL26 7TL, ages 0 to 4, 62 places
    Ofsted report card, 22 May 2026: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Camp Cornwall - Out-of-school club, St. Austell PL26 6AZ
  • Schools Out Club, St Austell - Out-of-school club, St Austell PL25 5BN, 20 places
  • Schools Out Club - St Stephens - Out-of-school club, St. Austell PL26 7PX, 24 places
  • St Austell (Polkyth) Leisure Centre Holiday Club - Out-of-school club, St. Austell PL25 4DB

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 St. Austell

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