Cambourne Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Cambridge for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £8.70 an hour for 2 year olds, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 2012, with 36 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 year olds2y to 3y | £26.10Fees for 2 year olds | £8.70Fees for 2 year olds | |
| 3 & 4 year olds3y to 4y | £18.90Fees for 3 & 4 year olds | £6.30Fees for 3 & 4 year olds |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £15.00 Registration feewaived if you are claiming any funded sessions with us
Funded hours
15 hours funded for some 2 year old’s and all 3 & 4 year old’s; 30 hours funded for 2,3 & 4 year old’s of working parents.
Worth knowing. Parents of children with existing codes must log in to their HMRC Account to reconfirm the code every 3 months.
What childcare usually costs in Cambridgeshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Cambridgeshire from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
CB23 6DZWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 25 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive during their time at this child-centred and well-planned pre-school.
They arrive eager to learn and most children separate from their parents with ease.
Children who are newer to the setting are supported well by their key person to start to feel secure. Children show care and compassion to each other. They offer comfort when children are upset and regularly help each other with gloves, coats, and shoes.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- promote greater consistency across the staff team in supporting children to learn to respect resources n expand the range of professional development opportunities, particularly for less-experienced staff, to help to raise their knowledge, skills and teaching practice to the highest levels.
- 25 January 2023Good
- 4 May 2017Good
- 3 May 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Cambourne Pre-School
- Meals
- Nappies
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £8.70 an hour still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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