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Day nursery in Newmarket

The Old School House Day Nursery

Outstanding★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established

A day nursery in Newmarket for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in May 2022. Open since 2018, with 106 places.

Call 01638 507178Their website

Cost

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

£6.70an hour, typical for a 2 years old
£6.30an hour, typical for a 3 and 4 years old

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.

The basics

Places, hours and the day

Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.

Who they can take
Birth to 8+Registered from birth. Whether there is a baby room is a question for the call.
When it's open
07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a weekFrom their Google listing
Funded hours
Not published, so ask them
Google rating
5.0 out of 5From 12 Google reviews. NurseryWise has none of its own.
How many children
106 placesVery large for England
How long open
8 yearsLong established
Address
The Old School Nursery, 69 High Street, Newmarket, CB8 9TH

Where it is

CB8 9TH
Ofsted URN EY563070On the register since 13 September 2018
The rating

What Ofsted said

Last inspected on 5 May 2022.

Outstanding

Ofsted's top grade. The setting was judged to be doing more than is expected of it.

Still missing for The Old School House 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.

Before you ring

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.
Compare

Day nurseries within a couple of miles

This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.

Burrough Green Playgroup

Day nursery · Burrough Green Endowed C of E Primary School, Bradley Road, Newmarket, CB8 9NH

GoodTakes funded hours£7.25 an hourBirth to 5From 2 years 6 months08:45 to 15:15, 4 days a week19 placesLong established
1.8 mi
5 min drive
01638 506003Their website

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Everything here comes from Ofsted's published childcare register, under the Open Government Licence. Ratings are quoted exactly as Ofsted gave them, with their dates. Read the full Ofsted reports · How we put this together.

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