Little Birches in Great Wilbraham
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Cambridge 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 April 2022. Open since 2015, with 41 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
CB21 5JQWhat 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, 7 April 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are very happy and settled in this 'family feel' nursery. They are well cared for by staff, who are warm and nurturing towards them. Babies confidently practise their growing physical skills. They show they feel safe and secure in the care of the staff. For example, they put their arms out to them for cuddles and are curious about visitors as they watch from a distance, safe in the knowledge that familiar staff are close by.
Toddlers readily demonstrate their growing independence as they put on their own coats to go outside. They show increasing ability to use number language, for example, as they count the dolls they have put to bed, one by one. Older children show a good understanding of letters and sounds. They look at each other's name cards and think of other items that also begin with the same letter as the start of each name. Older children show good reasoning and logic skills. For example, they think carefully when they are asked which bird they think may lay blue eggs, before answering 'bluebirds'.
Children's communication and language development is promoted effectively across the nursery. Children love stories, especially where they are familiar and can join in with repeated refrains. Older children know that when the text is written in large print in stories, they can use louder voices to communicate the words.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- give children a wide range of opportunities to learn about, and appreciate, their own and other's diverse backgrounds, languages and cultures n re-establish previously successful partnerships with other providers, to share information and promote consistency for children who attend more than one provision.
- 7 April 2022Good
- 9 August 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Birches in Great Wilbraham
- 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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