Full-day nursery in Lowertown, Cornwall
Puffins Day Nursery
Water-Ma-Trout Industrial Estate, Helston, TR13 0LW · 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 January 1991Reference 103158Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 3 February 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places76 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 17 February 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
Water-Ma-Trout Industrial Estate, Helston, TR13 0LW · More nurseries in TR13
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Water Ma Trout Industrial Estate, Trenethick Fields and Cornwall Farmers.
Parks and playgrounds
- Chytroose Close Green3 min walk
- Seneschall Park Green4 min walk
- Seneschall Park Green4 min walk
- Trenethick Green6 min walk
- Tremenheere Play Area6 min walk
- Playground8 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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Puffins Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Water-Ma-Trout Industrial Estate, Helston, TR13 0LW, in Lowertown, Cornwall. It is registered for 76 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 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
- Parc Eglos School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.9 miles
- Trannack Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.0 miles
- Nansloe Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.3 miles
- Boskenwyn Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.4 miles
- Wendron Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 1.5 miles
- Helston Community College Secondaryages 0–18has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.5 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 Puffins Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Puffins Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 3 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Puffins Day Nursery take?
Puffins Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 76 children at any one time.
How do I contact Puffins Day Nursery?
You can call 01326 565349.
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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 103158 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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