Earith PreSchool 7
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Huntingdon 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 Good by Ofsted in October 2024. Open since 1996, with 28 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
PE28 3QBWhat 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, 24 October 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy attending this pre-school. As the doors open for pre-school, children are keen to go in and leave their parents with ease. Staff demonstrate a genuine interest in each individual child in their care and develop warm relationships with them. Through these warm and positive relationships, children feel safe and secure at the pre-school, as well as comfortable to be themselves. Staff join children in their play and learning. They use this opportunity to engage in conversation with the children. For example, in the role-play area, staff sit with the children, sharing different 'food' items while chatting. This supports children to develop back-andforth conversation.
Children are offered a broad curriculum that covers all areas of learning. Staff plan according to children's individual interests and and promote the skills they need to be independent learners. Leaders ensure that the indoor and outdoor environment is well-resourced and enables meaningful learning across all areas of the curriculum. They also ensure that children have plenty of opportunities to use their hands in play, which helps to strengthen the muscles needed for future writing skills. Children push trains across the track, complete puzzles with different-sized pieces and intricately build using wooden blocks.
Children are eager to join in and help one another during tidy-up time. This is due to staff having high expectations of the children. Staff communicate clearly with the children, and children listen attentively. Staff are calm and positive role models, and children's behaviour is good.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the curriculum planning to ensure that older children benefit from challenge in activities provided that extends their learning further.
- 24 October 2024Good
- 30 November 2018Outstanding
- 8 December 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Earith PreSchool 7
- 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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