The website also provides information regarding Tax Credits for Childcare, Universal Credit for Childcare, Support while you Study.
We offer quality learning experiences for children.
We offer quality learning experiences for children.
We pride ourselves on our strong partnerships within our local community. We are fortunate to be based in the heart of Penzance which boasts a wealth of culture and heritage that we can immerse our children in. Our staff team take children on regular walks around the local community and even bus trips an train trips further afield! Some of our favourite places to visit are Penlee House Gallery and Museum, Penzance Library, Morrab Gardens, The Edge of the World Bookshop, Thornes Fruit and Veg shop, St Michael’s Mount and The Gardener’s House. We even plan trips to Trink Dairy who supply our delicious nursery milk!
The Edge of the World Bookshop have welcomed our children in for visits to explore the books in their cosy book area for children for quite a few years now. Our Pre School children are visiting the bookshop to buy books that relate to their topics of interest. They bring the books back to nursery to share with all the children. Thank you to the Edge of the World Bookshop for being so welcoming.
In 2025 we created a new partnership with St Michael’s Mount through their education officer Kerry Rice. Kerry provided a warm welcome to our families, staff and children on a range of trips throughout 2025 and we would like to thank her for sharing her wealth of knowledge about island life, the history of the island, the artwork on the island, her enthusiastic storytelling and so much more! Kerry has planned a range of activities for the children to explore on the island from treasure hunts where they have to find the islander the item matches to, such as a whisk for the chef, a trowel for the gardener etc. Plus letter trails to spell out the famous Cormoran the giant.
For 2025/2026 we have planned the following visits:
September: Family Visit – staff will join families and their children to explore the island village together.
December, February, April: staff will take small groups of our pre school children on public transport to visit the island and take part in workshops.
May: staff will join families and their children to explore the island and the castle together!
July: we will host our Pre School Graduation on the island for the second year.
In 2025 we approached Gardener’s House to start a new partnership as we regularly visit Morrab Gardens. Gardener’s House describe themselves as “The Gardeners’ House is dedicated to celebrating the unique stories of West Cornwall, creating a welcoming space for our community to connect with us and the spaces around us. We are here for the people of Penzance, bringing together the threads of the past, present and future of our part of Cornwall.” They run a wide range of exciting workshops exploring flora, fauna, fungi, natural history and so much more. They are creating a year long plan to explore the changing seasons within their garden, including events and topics such as:
We will be visiting once per month for the children to explore the sensory garden, add to the curiosity wall, create artwork and even plan our own exhibition.
We are thrilled to have developed a partnership with Penlee House Gallery and Museum. We are lucky enough to be able to walk to Penlee House from the nursery. They are welcoming our Babies for bespoke sensory sessions, plus our Toddlers visit too! For Pre School we were part of a pilot project exploring ‘what is a museum?’ as a topic in 2024 and have continued each year since. The project consists of two interactive workshops here at the nursery run by the Penlee staff team plus a visit to the museum for a further workshop. Thank you Penlee House for welcoming us to explore!
One of our favourite trips is walking to Penzance Library. We LOVE books. We have our own Nursery Library Card that allows children to borrow books and bring them back to nursery to share. We would like to say thank you to Jill and her team who provide such a warm welcome when we visit Rhyme Time on Tuesdays or Fridays. Jill also visits our nursery once a month to run incredible storytelling sessions with the children!
Our government’s free milk scheme for nursery children is fulfilled using milk from Trink Dairy – a farm just outside St Ives.
At Trink, the Knowles family produce milk from grass-fed Friesian and Jersey cows; due to the way the cows are fed and cared for they produce milk rich in Omega-3 fats and vitamin E – this helps to boost immune systems, a clear benefit for children of nursery age.
We are really pleased to be working with Trink and are using the connection as a way of talking to our children about where our food comes from, and the importance of maintaining a healthy diet.
Newlyn school kindly invite us to visit their forest school each year! This is a valuable part of our school transition plans for our Pre School cohort. We invite all the children to attend, whether they are hoping to join Newlyn School or another local school. The trip creates a wealth of positive memories about visiting a school which form a fantastic foundation to talk about throughout their transition to school. Our trip starts with an exciting minibus ride to the school! We then take part in a range of forest school activities including hot chocolate and marshmallows on the campfire before having a school dinner in the canteen! We would like to thank Newlyn School for their ongoing partnership for our families. We also invite parent helpers to join us for this trip and enjoy the experience.
Early Years Fundamentals (EYF) is a research, training and consultancy company led by the needs of the early years private and voluntary sector.
The Early Years Fundamentals’ specialist team is made up of a diverse group of professionals working in or with the early years and childcare sector.
EYF assess the needs of the sector termly through the extensive analysis of Ofsted inspection reports and prepare a response to trending Ofsted actions and recommendations through audit tools, practical guides, publications, training, and consultancy.
As subscribing members of EYF, our nursery benefits from advice, support and guidance from a wealth of experts and a nationwide network of other nurseries.
We have partnered with Daisy First Aid since 2021 for all of our Paediatric First Aid training for staff to enable us to achieve fully certified qualifications. We would like to thank our Daisy First Aid trainers: Frances and Jemma, for their engaging and memorable training that has provided our staff with invaluable confidence, knowledge and practical experience.
We highly recommend Daisy First Aid and would like to signpost our families to have a look at the courses they run for parents and carers: Daisy First Aid
Chidcare choices provides all the information you need surrounding Government help with childcare costs for parents, whether you have toddlers or teens, you could get support.
We offer funded spaces for 2, 3 and 4 year old, including 30 hours childcare for 3 and 4 year olds.
We also offer financial support through the Tax Free Childcare scheme that is available for working families, including the self-employed, in the UK. See the website for further information on how to set up Tax Free Childcare. For every £8 you pay into an online account, the government will add an extra £2, up to £2,000 per child per year.
Our Safeguarding Children Partnership (OSCP) for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly provides information for:
Parents and Carers,
Children and Young People,
and
Professionals.
There are links for:
Information and Resources,
and
Learning and Development.
We have attended OSCP training to keep our staff up to date in relation to local safeguarding and national updates.
We support Healthy Start by promoting the scheme to all of our families.
Healthy Start is a government scheme to improve the health of low-income pregnant women and families with young children on benefits and tax credits. It provides a great opportunity for health professionals and others working with pregnant women and families to offer encouragement, information and advice on issues such as healthy eating, breastfeeding and vitamins.
What is Healthy Start?
With Healthy Start, you get free vouchers every week to spend on milk, fresh, frozen, and tinned fruit and vegetables, fresh, dried, and tinned pulses, and infant formula milk. You can also get free vitamins.
Pregnant or have children under the age of four?
You could qualify if you’re on benefits, or if you’re pregnant and under 18.
Applying for Healthy Start is easy. If you already have an application leaflet, just fill out the form inside. A midwife or health visitor no longer needs to sign this form, however, you must provide your estimated due date which is still listed in Part B. Once you have completed your application, make sure you have signed it and send it using the freepost envelope attached. If you don’t have an application form you can find one here. Information is used from your tax credits and benefits claims to check you qualify so make sure all your details (including your address) are up to date with Tax Credits and JobCentre Plus as this will help process your application quickly.