Harvey Road Day Nursery Ltd
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Cambridge for babies from 3 months up to 5 year olds, open 08:15 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2025. Open since 2008, with 45 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 hours Early Years Funded Entitlement for children 9 months and over; 30 hours Early Years Funded Entitlement for children 9 months and over for eligible parents.
Worth knowing. 15 hours places to be taken Monday to Friday between 9:00am and 12:00 noon; no registration fee or deposit for funded-only children.
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
CB1 2ETWhat 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, 3 February 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thoroughly enjoy their time at this nursery. Staff are successful in their aim of creating a family environment, and their attention to welcoming each child as an individual plays a significant part in helping children to settle. Children build strong bonds with staff, responding to their positive attitudes and approaching activities with confidence and curiosity. For example, children experiment as they paint ice blocks. They note how the paint sets on the ice and is washed off with warm water.
They persevere as they re-paint the ice. They confidently refer to reference books to find out about icebergs.
Staff are very good role models and gently support children in understanding how their behaviour affects others. Children show a mature understanding as they label their emotions and discuss their feelings. Staff ensure that all areas used by children are safe. Ongoing explanations and sensitive discussions help children to understand how to keep themselves safe. For instance, older children understand that their bodies are private. Interesting opportunities support children in understanding healthy practices and developing their physical skills. For example, children stretch, balance and develop control as they participate in yoga sessions.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to develop their teaching skills further to enable them to consistently extend each child's learning to the maximum.
- 3 February 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 10 April 2019Good
- 17 November 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Harvey Road Day Nursery Ltd
- What it costs
- Meals
- Nappies
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.
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