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East of England
Childcare in Cambridgeshire
888 registered providers with 16,798 places, up 12.1% since December 2021.
170day nurseries
387childminders
152after-school clubs
424newly registered since 2021
50.7%rated Good or better
574closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 22.6% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
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Cambridge182Huntingdon58Ely39St. Neots17Royston (Cambridgeshire)15Peterborough (Cambridgeshire)14Wisbech (Cambridgeshire)14March9St. Ives (Cambridgeshire)8Sandy (Cambridgeshire)6Chatteris5Newmarket (Cambridgeshire)5Barton2Cambridgeshire2Linton2Sawtry2Bassingbourn1Benwick1Bourn1Cottenham1Eaton Socon, St. Neots1Farcet1Folksworth1Godmanchester1Great Cambourne1Great Shelford1Hildersham1Hinxton1Histon1Kennett, Newmarket1Little Paxton1Littleport1Melbourn1Newton1Oakington1Over1Ramsey (Cambridgeshire)1Ramsey St Mary'S1Saffron Walden (Cambridgeshire)1Sawston1Sawtry Huntingdon1Shepreth1Sidgewick Avenue1Soham1Spaldwick1Waterbeach1Wyton1Yaxley1
Highest rated
Settings across the council
The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
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120 placesCB3 0FZ01223 483991
Report card Dec 2025
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45 placesPE28 5SH01487 833010
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30 placesPE13 4HD01945 701090
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26 placesCB23 7RE01954 212823
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26 placesCB6 3SS01353 740126
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No longer open
Settings that have closed
Worked out by comparing consecutive Ofsted releases; the closure falls in the six months before the date shown.
| Setting | Town | Places it had | Last rating | Gone by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Lane Children's Nursery | St Ives | 68 | Outstanding | Jun 2026 |
| Children's Montessori Nursery | Sandy | 55 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Godmanchester Pre-School | Huntingdon | 48 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Domino Pre-School | Cambridge | 40 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Seesaw Pre-school CIO | Cambridge | 32 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Soham Playgroup | Ely | 25 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Tiddlywinks Pre-School | Ely | 24 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Little Owl Pre-School | Cambridge | 24 | Inadequate | Jun 2026 |
| Smarties Pre School and Out of School Club | Steeple Morden,royston | 24 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Kids Choice Fen Drayton | Cambridge | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Children's Montessori Mini Monty | Sandy | 16 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Premier Wraparound Care at Chesterton Primary School | Cambridge | 15 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Football Fun Factory - St Neots | St. Neots | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Come and Play | Peterborough | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Football Fun Factory - Soham | Soham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Football Fun Camp Cambourne | Cambridge | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| FunTimes | Abbotts Ripton | 56 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Smartkidz @ Haddenham | Ely | 50 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Smartkidz @ Swaffham | Cambridge | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| City Kids Playcentre CIO | Cambridge | 36 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Smartkidz @ Ridgefield | Cambridge | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Pippins Preschool (Cambridgeshire) | Cambridge | 30 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Queens College Day Nursery | Cambridge | 25 | Outstanding | Dec 2025 |
| Premier Holiday Camps at Burwell Village College Primary | Cambridge | 25 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Cambridge Kids Club @ Oak's | Cambridge | 25 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Wildawood Forest School | Ely | 23 | Outstanding | Dec 2025 |
| Romsey Mill Pre-School (Ross Street) | Cambridge | 23 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Premier Wraparound Care at Stapleford Primary School | Cambridge | 22 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Rosie's Childcare | Cambridge | 18 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| JS Sports & Education GCA Activity Camp | Huntingdon | 14 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Barton Playgroup | Cambridge | 12 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Camplay Holiday Club - Linton | Cambridge | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Inspire Holiday Clubs | Cambridge (Girton) | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| MACCA Sports Academies at Bar Hill Church | Cambridge | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| MACCA Sports Academies at Orchard Park Community Centre | Cambridge | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Camplay - Saturday Club - Whittlesey | Peterborough | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Camplay - Saturday Club - Chatteris | Chatteris | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Camplay - Holiday Club - St Neots | St. Neots | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Football Fun Factory (community 008) Limited | Cambridge | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Stagecoach Newmarket | Newmarket | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Football Fun Factory - Netherhall | Cambridge | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Camplay - Holiday Club - Huntingdon | Huntingdon | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Limitless Sports & Activities | Cambridge | 120 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Active Camps - Cambridge | Cambridge | 80 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Harlequin Childcare | Ely | 78 | Outstanding | Jun 2025 |
| Spring - RAF Wyton | Huntingdon | 78 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Limitless Sports & Activities | St. Ives | 75 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Smartkidz @ Warboys | Huntingdon | 60 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Smartkidz @ Cherry Hinton | Cambridge | 60 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Hardwick 3.15 Cambourne | Cambourne | 34 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Foxes OSC | Huntingdon | 32 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Jigsaw Nursery | Huntingdon | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Eden House Day Nursery | Royston | 26 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| The Kidz Club | Cambridge | 25 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Hardwick 3.15 Club | Cambridge | 24 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Limitless Sports & Activities | Alconbury | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Little Caterpillars | Huntingdon | 13 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| JS Sports & Education Wraparound | Cambridge | 12 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| PEG Elm C of E Primary Holiday Club | Wisbech | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Football Fun Factory CRC | Cambridge | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |