Ramsey Pre-school CIO
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Ramsey for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £28.00 a day for 2 year olds, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2025. Open since 2022, with 36 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 year olds2y to 3y | £28.002 year olds | £14.002 year olds, 3 hrs | |
| 3 year olds3y to 4y | £27.003 year olds | £13.503 year olds, 3 hrs |
Discounts
- 10% Reduction for a second and subsequent childsecond and subsequent child when attending the setting at the same
Funded hours
NEF funding, working parents funding and 2 year old funding available. We are in receipt of Early Years Government funding for 3 and 4 year olds, all children receive 15 hours funding per week the term after they turn 3 years of age. We also accept the Working Parents 30 hour funding scheme.
Worth knowing. Government funding is not intended to cover the costs of meals, other consumables, additional hours or additional services. It is intended to deliver 15 or 30 hours a week of free, high quality, flexible early education and care. Providers can charge for consumables, meals and snacks, extra activities and additional hours provided they are not mandatory charges or a condition of accessing a place.
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
PE26 1AFWhat 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, 13 February 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff welcome children and families to the setting. Children are excited to attend and confidently enter and say goodbye to their parents. They find their own pegs and hang up their belongings, before eagerly choosing their first activity.
Staff prioritise children's well-being and provide opportunities that help develop children's confidence and self-esteem. Children thoroughly enjoy using the stage area outside to show off their singing and dancing skills. Staff extend this further by providing a range of instruments and tools for children to make music and explore sounds. Staff use praise and celebrate children's achievements. Their artwork is displayed within the setting, helping children to feel proud of themselves and share their efforts and successes.
Staff model expected behaviours and teach children good manners. This helps children to be kind and caring towards each other. When children are struggling to do something, their friends step in and offer help such as when trying to put on their own shoes. Children enjoy playing independently with their peers. They demonstrate their cooperation and good language skills as they share ideas between them and make up imaginative games.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff in recognising the impact background noise has on young children's communication and language development n help staff to enhance opportunities that support children's understanding of cultures, families and ways of life beyond their own.
- 13 February 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
Still missing for Ramsey Pre-school CIO
- 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.
- Is £28.00 a day still the rate? 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.