What Ofsted grade does Babraham Nursery have?

Babraham Nursery was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 17 February 2022, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Babraham Nursery take?

Ofsted registers Babraham Nursery for 90 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Cambridge has 67.

How much does Babraham Nursery cost?

Babraham Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in East of England charges £192 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Babraham Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?

Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Babraham Nursery how it offers them.

When was Babraham Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Babraham Nursery on 17 February 2022. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Babraham Nursery?

Nearby in CB22: Sawston Nursery, Kindred Hauxton, Shelford Day Nursery.

Babraham Nursery

Day nursery in Cambridge, CB22. Part of the Cambridgeshire council area.

17-18 The Close, Babraham, Cambridge, CB22 3AQ

90 places

1992 registered with Ofsted

14 of 66 in our Cambridge ranking

£135 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, East of England average

What Ofsted found

Outstanding Inspected 17 February 2022

Ofsted grades for Babraham Nursery, inspection of 17 February 2022
Judgement	Grade
Overall effectiveness	Outstanding
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding

The highest of the four grades Ofsted gave before report cards. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.

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What a place could cost

Babraham Nursery sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in East of England, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's age	You pay a week	About a month
From 9 months to 2	£155	£489
2 years old	£141	£446
3 to 4 years old	£135	£428

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Babraham Nursery against Cambridge

	Babraham Nursery	Cambridge average
Places	90	67
Ofsted outcome	Outstanding	89% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Babraham Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Babraham Nursery have?: Babraham Nursery was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 17 February 2022, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Babraham Nursery take?: Ofsted registers Babraham Nursery for 90 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Cambridge has 67.
How much does Babraham Nursery cost?: Babraham Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in East of England charges £192 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Babraham Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?: Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Babraham Nursery how it offers them.
When was Babraham Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Babraham Nursery on 17 February 2022. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Babraham Nursery?: Nearby in CB22: Sawston Nursery, Kindred Hauxton, Shelford Day Nursery.

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.