Clarence House Cambridge
Good★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Cambridge for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2022. Open since 2014, with 38 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 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
CB4 1RWWhat 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.
- 2 June 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 25 January 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their time in this welcoming nursery. They arrive happy and settle easily on arrival. Staff are kind and caring in their approach and children have formed strong bonds with them. They readily seek them out for cuddles and reassurance. Children have built close relationships with their peers and play together well. They learn the importance of sharing and turn taking in their games and group activities. Children excitedly chase each other around the garden in a game of tag and engage in role play together, making up stories of a trip to the shops and acting it out.
Babies and toddlers explore their environment with confidence. Staff encourage them to be independent and make their own choices, such as the paint colours they wish to use when painting. Children enjoy sensory experiences as they experiment with paint and create models and make cakes with dough. In preschool, children use cereals, water and gravy granules in small world play to create an excellent representation of mud as they learn about farm animals. All children have good opportunities to be physically active. The eldest children climb steps and use a climbing wall with confidence. They show good awareness of space as they carefully ride their balance bicycles and scooters along a path.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance teaching, particularly for older children, to help staff extend children's learning to the highest level n improve small group activities, so that all children have equal opportunities to join in and express their ideas.
- 25 January 2022Good
- 13 June 2018Good
- 22 January 2018Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Clarence House Cambridge
- 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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