Under Fives Roundabout
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Cambridge for children from birth to 8+, open 08:45 to 22:00, 5 days a week. £9.00 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2022. Open since 2008, with 34 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
£9 per hour if your child is not eligible for funding or if you have chosen to pay for additional hours.
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Funded hours
15 hours per week fully funded and 30 hours if you qualify for the extended entitlement.
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
CB4 3HNWhat 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 June 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children receive a positive start to their education at this pre-school. They are happy and eager to attend. The inspirational environment supports children's learning and development. Children are confident and inquisitive. They introduce themselves to visitors, ask questions and talk to them about how they use binoculars. Staff skilfully watch, listen and respond well to children, enabling them to use resources in their own way. Children are imaginative. They fill teapots with water and add rose petals and fresh herbs to create drinks for their friends.
Children develop positive relationships with staff. This helps them to feel settled and safe. Children know that they can rely on staff to help them with challenging tasks, such as folding paper to create complex model aeroplanes.
Children solve mathematical problems, such as addition, and are learning that groups of objects represent different quantities. Their attention is captured as staff read stories to them with such enthusiasm. Children are highly motivated to share their knowledge and respond to staff's questions. They are respectful and their voice is valued. Children know to put their hand up and patiently wait for their turn to speak. Their language and communication skills are good because staff engage in meaningful discussions with children, model language well and introduce them to new vocabulary.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance opportunities for all children to hear and use their home language n review the organisation of the pre-school day, to ensure children remain fully engaged and their learning is maximised.
- 13 June 2022Good
- 25 February 2014Outstanding
- 26 February 2009Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Under Fives Roundabout
- 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
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 £9.00 an hour 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.
- 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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