Newnham Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Cambridge for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2025. Open since 2009, with 24 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
CB3 9JFWhat 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 May 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and content, skipping into this friendly and inclusive homefrom-home environment. On arrival, new children show confidence and independence when hanging up their belongings on their named peg. Staff know their children incredibly well and have sound knowledge and understanding of the well-established curriculum. The provider and staff are flexible with the implementation of the curriculum to ensure that it is continuously accessible to all children.
Children welcome visitors by saying 'good morning', and children frequently play harmoniously together. Staff are excellent role models, demonstrating high expectations for children's good behaviour. They give meaningful praise for their kind and sociable interactions towards others. Therefore, children understand the behaviours expected of them.
Skilful staff successfully support children to build on what they already know and can do. For example, staff offer younger children their hand to hold as they learn to balance on one leg. This attentiveness from staff means children develop trusting and caring attachments to them. The provider and staff ensure collaborative working takes place with parents and outside professionals, such as speech and language therapists. This means all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, continually make good progress in their overall learning and development.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- focus on increasing children's knowledge and awareness of staying safe in the sun to help them become increasingly independent in managing their self-care needs n review how children's progress and next steps in learning is shared with parents to extend collaborative working and further support their progress at home.
- 9 May 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 10 July 2019Good
- 22 April 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Newnham Nursery
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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