Millington Road Nursery School
OutstandingTakes funded hours★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Cambridge for from 2 years up to school age, open 08:30 to 16:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in September 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. 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 hour funded basis.
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
CB3 9HPWhat 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, 9 September 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children settle extremely quickly into their play at the nursery. The more established and confident children greet the staff with enthusiasm and delight.
Others take time, with support from staff, to begin exploring at their pace. Children who are upset on entry are soon marvelling at the sandpit.
Staff know what interests and inspires children to learn. They plan activities together and children identify materials they want to use, such as clay and coloured dough. They mould these materials to recreate 'Cambridge cows' that they saw when out and about over the summer. Children show their creative skills in this activity and make links to their community.
- 9 September 2021Outstanding
- 14 February 2020Needs improvement
- 14 November 2014Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Millington Road Nursery School
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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