Duxford Preschool
OutstandingBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Cambridge for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 2016, with 20 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
CB22 4RAWhat 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, 25 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are exceedingly happy and settled in this highly welcoming and inclusive preschool. They come in eagerly, and readily go off to play and learn with their friends. Staff and children build exceptionally warm and caring relationships.
Children are secure and confident. They enjoy having visitors to the preschool and invite them to join in their games. Staff engage children in exciting and purposeful play. Children respond positively to the high expectations of staff and make rapid progress in all areas of learning. They develop the key skills needed to be ready for school. Children develop self-care skills.
Staff help children learn to take responsibility for their environment. Children thoroughly enjoy the responsibility of going outside with a member of staff where they complete the daily checklist to identify any potential hazards. Children show exceedingly high levels of respect for their peers, such as when they work together on the sandpit 'building site'. Staff support children exceptionally well as they work together to construct, talking about the materials we need to build. Children confidently tell staff that they are making a flat surface on which to place the rubber 'bricks' as they flatten the sand. They have a positive attitude to learning and confidently lead their own play.
- 25 March 2024Outstanding
- 14 May 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Duxford Preschool
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.