Clarence House Chatteris
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Chatteris 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 July 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. Open since 2015, with 52 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
PE16 6RNWhat 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.
- 9 August 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 30 July 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children engage in fun activities at this warm and welcoming nursery. They have good opportunities to explore, experiment and use their senses as they play and learn. Toddlers use soap and water to wash dolls and real toothbrushes and toothpaste to brush the dolls teeth. Older children combine ingredients to make their own ice cream and observe how this changes from liquid to solid. In the toddler garden, children hunt for spiders and bugs and tick them off on their bug bingo sheet.
Children have developed close, loving relationships with staff. Babies readily welcome comfort and reassurance from trusted adults. They seek them out to sit on their knee and look at a book together. Children are happy. Babies giggle when they make animal noises with the staff. Older children squeal and laugh when they are 'found' by a staff member in an enthusiastic game of hide and seek.
Children are well prepared for starting school. They show good perseverance in activities, are independent in their self-care and can sit and listen well in a group.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen partnerships with other settings that children attend, to improve information sharing and the development of a shared approach to supporting children's care and learning.
- 30 July 2021Good
- 3 June 2019Needs improvement
- 15 April 2016Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Clarence House Chatteris
- 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.