Full-day nursery in Truro, Cornwall
Little Minnows
51 Lemon Street, Truro, TR1 2PE · 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 June 2021Reference 2638244Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 June 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places55 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 August 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
51 Lemon Street, Truro, TR1 2PE · More nurseries in TR1
Stations
- Truro13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
29 bus stops within 400 m, including Infirmary Hill, Health Park and Lander Monument.
Parks and playgrounds
- Victoria Gardens7 min walk
- Furniss Island8 min walk
- Waterfall Gardens8 min walk
- Hendra Park10 min walk
- Truro View10 min walk
- Playground4 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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Little Minnows is a full-day nursery at 51 Lemon Street, Truro, TR1 2PE, in Truro, Cornwall. It is registered for 55 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bosvigo School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2022 0.3 miles
- Truro High School ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Community & Hospital Education Service Ap Academy ages 4–16Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.6 miles
- Truro Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected April 2023 0.6 miles
- St Mary's CofE School, Truro Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.7 miles
- Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- Truro Learning Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.9 miles
- Tregolls Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.9 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 Little Minnows's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Minnows Good at its inspection on 8 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Minnows take?
Little Minnows is registered with Ofsted for up to 55 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Minnows?
Truro is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Minnows?
You can call 01872 307788 and visit littleminnows.co.uk.
Tools for parents in Cornwall
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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 2638244 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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