Great Gransden Pre-School Playgroup
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Sandy for from 2 years up to school age, open 08:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in May 2022. Open since 2003, with 37 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
We accept nursery grants both 15 and 30 hours [subject to eligibility see childcare choices website via our parents page], various childcare vouchers and are registered to take funded two's.
Worth knowing. These can be included in your funded hours or can be added as extra hours charged at our hourly rate.
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
SG19 3BGWhat 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, 26 May 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive in this calm environment, which fully embraces a child-centred approach, where the children's needs are truly valued and catered for. The wideranging variety of activities in the stimulating environment supports children to make excellent progress. Children are highly motivated to take part in the variety of interesting activities and demonstrate very high levels of engagement. For example, during a baking session, children show high levels of concentration as they learn cookery skills. They are taught to chop with a knife and to grate cheese as they follow the recipe to weigh all of the ingredients. Staff give ownership to the children during activities, resulting in children demonstrating high levels of selfesteem and pride in their achievements.
Children are relaxed and comfortable in the care of the professional, dedicated staff and demonstrate high levels of emotional security. Children settle quickly and have established strong, affectionate bonds with staff. They receive lots of praise and encouragement, resulting in children developing a can-do attitude. Children are given lots of opportunities to be physically active outside, alongside invitations for calmer activities, such as meditation and yoga. This successfully supports children to develop an awareness of their emotions and teaches strategies to support children to deal with these.
- 26 May 2022Outstanding
- 26 January 2016Outstanding
- 24 January 2011Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Great Gransden Pre-School Playgroup
- What it costs
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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.