What Ofsted grade does Kindred St.Ives have?

Kindred St.Ives was rated Good at its inspection on 24 June 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Kindred St.Ives take?

Ofsted registers Kindred St.Ives for 135 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Cambridgeshire has 59.

How much does Kindred St.Ives cost?

Kindred St.Ives 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 Kindred St.Ives 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 Kindred St.Ives how it offers them.

When was Kindred St.Ives last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Kindred St.Ives on 24 June 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Is Kindred St.Ives part of a nursery group?

Yes. Kindred St.Ives is one of 6 day nurseries in England run by Kindred Education (Cambridgeshire).

Kindred St.Ives

Day nursery in Cambridgeshire, PE27.

Compass Point Business Park, Stocks Bridge Way, St. Ives, PE27 5JL

Run by Kindred Education (Cambridgeshire)

135 places

2005 registered with Ofsted

54 of 169 in our Cambridgeshire ranking

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

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 24 June 2025

Ofsted grades for Kindred St.Ives, inspection of 24 June 2025
Judgement	Grade
Overall effectiveness	Good
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

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.

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What a place could cost

Kindred St.Ives 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.

Kindred St.Ives against Cambridgeshire

	Kindred St.Ives	Cambridgeshire average
Places	135	59
Ofsted outcome	Good	90% rated Good or better

Other nurseries close by

Kindred St.Ives is run by Kindred Education (Cambridgeshire), which has 6 nurseries in England and 0 rated Outstanding. See its nurseries in Cambridgeshire.

Questions parents ask about Kindred St.Ives

What Ofsted grade does Kindred St.Ives have?: Kindred St.Ives was rated Good at its inspection on 24 June 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Kindred St.Ives take?: Ofsted registers Kindred St.Ives for 135 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Cambridgeshire has 59.
How much does Kindred St.Ives cost?: Kindred St.Ives 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 Kindred St.Ives 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 Kindred St.Ives how it offers them.
When was Kindred St.Ives last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Kindred St.Ives on 24 June 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Is Kindred St.Ives part of a nursery group?: Yes. Kindred St.Ives is one of 6 day nurseries in England run by Kindred Education (Cambridgeshire).

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.