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Bright Horizons Ely Day Nursery and Preschool

Day nursery in Ely, CB7. Part of the Cambridgeshire council area.

5 St Thomas Place, Cambridgeshire Business Park, Angel Drove, Ely, CB7 4EX
Bright Horizons Family Solutions logoRun by Bright Horizons Family Solutions
120 places
2015 registered with Ofsted
4 of 13 in our Ely ranking
£135 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, East of England average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 29 July 2024

Ofsted grades for Bright Horizons Ely Day Nursery and Preschool, inspection of 29 July 2024
JudgementGrade
Overall effectivenessGood
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood

The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.

What a place could cost

Bright Horizons Ely Day Nursery and Preschool 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 ageYou pay a weekAbout 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.

Bright Horizons Ely Day Nursery and Preschool against Ely

Bright Horizons Ely Day Nursery and PreschoolEly average
Places12054
Ofsted outcomeGood85% rated Good or better

Other nurseries close by

Bright Horizons Ely Day Nursery and Preschool is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions, which has 245 nurseries in England and 33 rated Outstanding.

Questions parents ask about Bright Horizons Ely Day Nursery and Preschool

What Ofsted grade does Bright Horizons Ely Day Nursery and Preschool have?
Bright Horizons Ely Day Nursery and Preschool was rated Good at its inspection on 29 July 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Bright Horizons Ely Day Nursery and Preschool take?
Ofsted registers Bright Horizons Ely Day Nursery and Preschool for 120 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Ely has 54.
How much does Bright Horizons Ely Day Nursery and Preschool cost?
Bright Horizons Ely Day Nursery and Preschool 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 Bright Horizons Ely Day Nursery and Preschool 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 Bright Horizons Ely Day Nursery and Preschool how it offers them.
When was Bright Horizons Ely Day Nursery and Preschool last inspected?
Ofsted last inspected Bright Horizons Ely Day Nursery and Preschool on 29 July 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Is Bright Horizons Ely Day Nursery and Preschool part of a nursery group?
Yes. Bright Horizons Ely Day Nursery and Preschool is one of 245 day nurseries in England run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions.

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.