The Hampton Day Nursery
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Peterborough for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 March 2022. Open since 2002, with 104 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 Peterborough
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Peterborough 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
PE7 8BZWhat 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.
- 18 July 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 7 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily at the nursery. They settle quickly in their designated rooms and enjoy making choices about what breakfast they would like. Children develop good levels of independence from the earliest age. They feed themselves and make choices about their play. Older children serve their food and clear away after themselves at mealtimes.
Children's emotional development is well supported. Children show they have warm attachments with the staff who care for them. Babies smile and giggle during interactions. Older children talk about feelings and the different 'colour monsters'
that reflect their mood. Expectations for children's behaviour are clearly communicated by staff. For example, children are expected to wait their turn patiently and eat safely while sat at the table with their friends.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider how the organisation of routine events can take place without interrupting children's high levels of engagement and concentration during their chosen activities n support all staff working with children to consistently engage in high-quality interactions with the children they care for, to promote their learning at every opportunity.
- 7 March 2022Good
- 23 May 2018Good
- 14 August 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Hampton Day 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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