Little Hands Nursery School - Newton
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Newton for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2022. Open since 2015, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
All Little Hands Nursery settings accept Early Years Funding.
Worth knowing. Early Years Funding does not cover snacks, hot meals and consumables and this leaves Little Hands with a financial shortfall. The voluntary charges are: Snack charge - £3.00 per day for children using 3 & 4 year old Early Years Funding; Hot meal - £1.50 per meal.
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
CB22 7ZEWhat 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, 1 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are motivated to learn and they are happy in their play. They seek out opportunities to experiment and learn about the world. Children are independent at snack times. They cut up their fruit and pour their own drinks. Children independently use the toilet and wash their hands. Practitioners are supportive and attentive to children's care needs. Children behave appropriately and learn to express their feelings.
Children watch with anticipation as practitioners pour water from a height. They observe closely and smile as it trickles into the tray. Children talk about sharks and whales, pointing out their features. They say that 'whales have big noses'. They identify an octopus and acknowledge that it has 'lots of tentacles.' Children learn about their local community and enjoy exploring and collecting sticks from the woods.
Children play tennis in the garden. Practitioners throw the ball and praise children as they use a racket to hit it. Children practise their gross motor skills riding bicycles, following the bumpy path. They line up coloured cones, making patterns and counting them. Children use different containers and spoons to transfer sand.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on the good levels of teaching to extend learning opportunities, to enable children to reach their full potential.
- 1 December 2022Good
- 8 March 2017Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Hands Nursery School - Newton
- What it costs
- 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
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.
- 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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