Full-day nursery in Chapel, Cornwall
Smart Start Preschool
Lidn Park, Quarry Crescent, Pennygillam Industrial Estate, Launceston, PL15 7PF · 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 December 2018Reference 2516020Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 November 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 July 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
Lidn Park, Quarry Crescent, Pennygillam Industrial Estate, Launceston, PL15 7PF · More nurseries in PL15
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Pennygillam.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground7 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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Smart Start Preschool is a full-day nursery at Lidn Park, Quarry Crescent, Pennygillam Industrial Estate, Launceston, PL15 7PF, in Chapel, Cornwall. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Catherine's CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.2 miles
- Windmill Hill Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.8 miles
- Launceston Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 1.0 miles
- St Josephs School ages 4–16 1.2 miles
- St Stephens Community Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 1.4 miles
- South Petherwin Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.4 miles
- Tregadillett Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 1.6 miles
- Launceston College Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.8 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 Smart Start Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Smart Start Preschool Good at its inspection on 25 November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Smart Start Preschool take?
Smart Start Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
How do I contact Smart Start Preschool?
You can call 01566 248060.
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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 2516020 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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