13 nurseries in Ely

Every day nursery in Ely on the Ofsted register, best rated first, with what a place costs in East of England after the free hours.

13 day nurseries

2 rated Outstanding

1 with a new report card (8%)

706 places in total

£141 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Ely

The top of our Ely ranking: Ofsted's outcome first, then the newest inspection.

Best-rated day nurseries in Ely
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Beach Babies Wilburton CB6 3RY	Outstanding	18 October 2022	60
2	The Maltings Day Nursery CB7 4BB	Outstanding	27 May 2022	48
3	Cathedral View Childcare - Central CB7 4LS	Expected standard in 4 of 6	2 April 2026	89
4	Bright Horizons Ely Day Nursery and Preschool CB7 4EX	Good	29 July 2024	120
5	Little Thetford Acorns Pre-School and Children's Club CB6 3HG	Good	14 May 2024	25

Day nurseries in Ely, best rated first

All 13 day nurseries in Ely
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Beach Babies Wilburton CB6 3RY	Outstanding	18 October 2022	60
2	The Maltings Day Nursery CB7 4BB	Outstanding	27 May 2022	48
3	Cathedral View Childcare - Central CB7 4LS	Expected standard in 4 of 6	2 April 2026	89
4	Bright Horizons Ely Day Nursery and Preschool CB7 4EX	Good	29 July 2024	120
5	Little Thetford Acorns Pre-School and Children's Club CB6 3HG	Good	14 May 2024	25
6	Hill Row Day Nursery CB6 3TQ	Good	25 July 2023	38
7	Cathedral View Childcare Ltd CB7 4GQ	Good	4 May 2023	21
8	Little Ted's Day Nursery CB6 3SS	Good	24 April 2023	42
9	Tiddley Tots Day Care CB6 2RA	Good	6 January 2023	20
10	Lancaster Lodge Childcare Ltd CB6 3NX	Good	21 December 2022	65
11	Clarence House Barns Ely CB7 4RJ	Good	10 January 2022	52
12	Busy Bees at Ely CB6 1BL	Not yet graded	Not yet	78
13	Cathedral View Childcare - Littleport CB6 1QG	Not yet graded	Not yet	48

How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.

Nurseries by postcode in Ely

Ely is in Cambridgeshire.

Nursery fees in Ely

What day nurseries in East of England charge on average. Fees in Ely itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, East of England, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 hours a week
Under 2	£192no funded hours	£155after 30 funded hours
2 years old	£176no funded hours	£141after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old	£67after the free 15 hours	£135after 30 funded hours

Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.

30 hours free childcare in Ely

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Ely as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

Who	Free hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months	30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old	15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits	15 hours

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.