The Wendy House Day Care Nursery
OutstandingBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Royston 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 February 2023. Open since 2005, with 85 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
SG8 0HWWhat 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, 8 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive in the nursery. They enthusiastically embrace all the opportunities that they create for themselves and from staff to learn, experiment and explore.
Children gather natural materials to create an environment that they think birds would like to visit. They confidently describe what they have made and how the wild birds could use each aspect. For example, they gather long grass to make a nest and place a twig next to it for birds to perch on. Babies splash their hands in a shallow tray of water and watch with interest as the water drips from items that they lift out of the tray. Staff talk to them about what they see and do. This contributes to the foundations that babies build to begin to understand the world around them.
Children are immensely proud of their own efforts and their contributions to ideas and activities, helping to rapidly build positive self-esteem. In the 'willow barn', children talk about their friends in another local nursery. They talk about the songs and dances that they show other children during secure and supervised video links with them. They learn to listen and to find out about the lives of others in the wider community, helping to promote a strong sense of identity. Differences and similarities are celebrated throughout the nursery, effectively helping children to build a healthy respect towards others.
- 8 February 2023Outstanding
- 18 April 2017Outstanding
- 9 April 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Wendy House Day Care 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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