The Willows Day Nursery (Chatteris) Ltd
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A day nursery in Chatteris for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. £58.00 a day for 2 - 3 Years, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2022. Open since 2015, with 60 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated 1st June 2024.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | Weekly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 2'sbirth to 2y | £60.00Daily: 7.30am - 6.30pm | £34.505.5 Hours (Flexible, 5.5 hrs | £6.00 | £290.00Full Week: Monday to Friday, 7.30am - 6.30pm | |
| 2 - 3 Years2y to 3y | £58.00Daily: 7.30am - 6.00pm | £33.005.5 Hours (Flexible, 5.5 hrs | £6.00 | £275.00Full Week: Monday to Friday, 7.30am - 6.30pm | |
| 3 - 5 Years3y to 5y | £56.00Daily: 7.30am - 6.30pm | £32.005.5 Hours (Flexible, 5.5 hrs | £6.00 | £265.00Full Week: Monday to Friday, 7.30am - 6.30pm |
Where this came from
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Funded hours
Funding is available for children from 9 months old if you meet the criteria set out by Cambridgeshire County Council. Government Funding for Three and Four Year Olds. 15 hours a week over 38 weeks, which is term time only or you can ‘stretch’ the entitlement over 50 weeks. 30 Hours Free Childcare.
Worth knowing. If a child attends for more than the funded free Education 15 hours per week or uses the nurseries additional services, i.e. meals, additional charges will be applied and are dependent on sessions attended, but will not exceed the current nursery sessions fees.
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
PE16 6AGWhat 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, 19 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and safe. They thrive in the welcoming, calm and caring environment. For instance, babies enjoy a gentle back rub from staff, as they drift off to sleep listening to soothing music. Children settle quickly and build close attachments to staff. Children's emotional well-being is supported exceptionally well. For example, staff share family photo books with young children and cuddle them close as a distraction when they become upset. They notice when children are on their own and facilitate them to join in with others. Children behave well.
They understand routines and follow instructions well. Staff model good manners and taking turns. They praise children for sharing and being kind.
Staff provide a sensory-rich environment for children to explore. For example, babies squash slime and glittery water in sensory bags with their hands. Older children create patterns in dough, using a variety of tools and natural materials.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on the already good practice and seek further ways to help all staff develop first-rate teaching skills.
- 19 December 2022Good
- 16 February 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Willows Day Nursery (Chatteris) Ltd
- 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 £58.00 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.
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