Full-day nursery in St Ives, Cornwall
Daisy Fays St Ives
St Ives Children's Centre, Trenwith Burrows, St Ives, TR26 1DJ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since April 2022Reference 2684292Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 24 October 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places70 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 January 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St Ives Children's Centre, Trenwith Burrows, St Ives, TR26 1DJ · More nurseries in TR26
Stations
- St Ives (Cornwall)10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
30 bus stops within 400 m, including Leisure Centre, Trenwith Car Park and St James Court.
Parks and playgrounds
- Trewyn Gardens8 min walk
- Memorial Gardens9 min walk
- Palemon Best Recreation Ground10 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Ayr Field Playground5 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Cornwall there are about 3.4 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Daisy Fays St Ives is a full-day nursery at St Ives Children's Centre, Trenwith Burrows, St Ives, TR26 1DJ, in St Ives, Cornwall. It is registered for 70 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 41 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Daisy Fays Limited.
Run by Daisy Fays Limited (company), which runs 8 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Ives Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 under 0.1 miles
- St Ives Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected November 2023 under 0.1 miles
- St Uny CofE Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2022 1.6 miles
- St Ives School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.6 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Daisy Fays St Ives's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Daisy Fays St Ives Good at its inspection on 24 October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Daisy Fays St Ives take?
Daisy Fays St Ives is registered with Ofsted for up to 70 children at any one time.
Who runs Daisy Fays St Ives?
Daisy Fays St Ives is run by Daisy Fays Limited, which runs 8 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Daisy Fays St Ives?
St Ives (Cornwall) is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Daisy Fays St Ives?
You can call 01736 223185 and visit www.daisyfaysnursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2684292 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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