Kindred St.Ives
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in St. Ives 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 June 2025. Open since 2005, with 135 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
PE27 5JLWhat 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 June 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff create an environment that meets the needs of all children and encourages them to make good progress in their learning and development. Children become engaged in play, discovery and learning. Staff plan resources and activities that trigger children's imagination. For example, they join in as older children role-play tea parties, pretending to prepare lunch. Younger children explore the different textures of frozen lemons in the water tray. Staff enhance their sensory awareness by talking about the coolness of the ice, and the scent of the lemons. Staff sequence the learning within the curriculum, which helps children to prepare for their next stage of learning, and their move to school.
Staff are attentive and responsive, promoting children's emotional and physical well-being through consistent routines and positive interactions. Children show high levels of emotional security and form strong bonds with familiar adults. Staff use lots of praise and encouragement. They manage small conflicts by explaining to children how their friends might be feeling and modelling the expected behaviour.
Children are beginning to take turns and respect the shared spaces. As a result, children behave well.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the planning for outside activities to engage all children to focus more and fully benefit from the learning opportunities n strengthen the practice of staff working with babies so that children's learning experiences consistently reflect their stage of development, helping babies to develop the skills they are capable of.
- 24 June 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 29 July 2019Outstanding
- 6 March 2015Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kindred St.Ives
- 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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