Full-day nursery in Helston South & Meneage, Cornwall
Helitots Day Nursery
R N A S Culdrose, Hms Seahawk, Helston, TR12 7RH · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
R N A S Culdrose, Hms Seahawk, Helston, TR12 7RH · More nurseries in TR12
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including RNAS Main Entrance.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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.
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Helitots Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at R N A S Culdrose, Hms Seahawk, Helston, TR12 7RH, in Helston South & Meneage, Cornwall. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Helitots Day NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Nansloe Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.1 miles
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 1.3 miles
- Parc Eglos School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 1.7 miles
- Helston Community College Secondaryages 0–18has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Helitots Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Helitots Day Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 30 May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Helitots Day Nursery take?
Helitots Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
How do I contact Helitots Day Nursery?
You can call 01326 552662 and visit www.helitotsdaynursery.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY444366 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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