Clarence House Papworth
Good★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Cambridge for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 April 2025. Open since 2019, with 77 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
CB23 3RYWhat 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, 8 April 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff adapt their approach to support individual children to settle into the nursery.
They share information with parents, which eases the process. Staff get to know children well. Children develop close relationships with their key person. Staff assess children's development to find out whether they require further support.
They plan and implement engaging activities that help children make progress.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- guide staff to consider the learning opportunities offered to children so that these sufficiently challenge and develop their knowledge and skills.
- 8 April 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 15 July 2024Needs improvement
- 17 January 2022Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Clarence House Papworth
- 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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