Camrose Early Years Centre
Good★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Northampton for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 2004, with 9 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in West Northamptonshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in West Northamptonshire 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
NN5 7DEWhat 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, 6 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The centre uniquely specialises in the care of children aged two years and under.
Children are supported to develop close attachments with staff, helping them to feel secure in staff's care. This starts when staff visit children in their homes before they start attending. This helps children to get to know staff and for staff to find out about their interests. When children attend for settling-in sessions, staff provide toys that children are interested in, helping them to become familiar with the environment and to settle quickly. Children learn how to play games through repetition. For instance, children laugh with staff when they play peekaboo from behind a curtain. During a circle time activity, children are given scarves and anticipate what will happen, putting them on their heads and removing them quickly.
Children are supported to understand words that link to actions. For example, when children rock forwards and backwards and stamp their feet, staff sing a song about rocking and stamping. Babies are supported to develop their balance and coordination in preparation for walking. In the garden, staff give them equipment to push as they move their feet, staying close by to promote their safety. Indoors, staff hold out their hands to encourage children to walk towards them. When children begin to walk unaided, they receive praise and a cheer of excitement from staff, encouraging them to do this again.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help staff to be consistent in supporting all children to reflect on their unique family structure n strengthen the support staff give children to help them develop an early understanding of oral health.
- 6 March 2024Good
- 23 March 2018Outstanding
- 21 August 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Camrose Early Years Centre
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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