Clarence House March
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in March 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2023. Open since 2016, with 50 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
PE15 8NPWhat 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.
- 8 August 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 12 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their time at this nursery. They show good levels of engagement in their chosen activities. Children are confident to share their explorations and play with staff. They have plenty of opportunities to explore why things happen and speculate what may happen next. For instance, they benefit from staff's skilful interactions that help them to ponder and consider the effects of water on plastic bricks when they become 'slippery'.
Children listen to staff and behave well. They learn to take turns and share from an early age. Children show respect towards each other and the environment. For example, they confidently negotiate the outdoor space using balance bicycles, taking care not to disrupt their friends' play. Children are willing helpers when it is tidy-up time. Babies are calm and settled. Staff ensure their individual needs are promptly met. Babies have plenty of space to explore and safely practise their developing physical skills. Children build good communication skills from the start.
Babies confidently babble and staff repeat sounds and words back to them, building the foundations for conversation. Children join in with songs and show good levels of attention as they listen to stories.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance partnership working with the schools that children will move on to and help children build the knowledge and skills they need for future learning.
- 12 January 2023Good
- 20 January 2022Needs improvement
- 25 June 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Clarence House March
- 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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