What Ofsted grade does Smiths Children have?

Smiths Children was rated Good at its inspection on 30 March 2022, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Smiths Children take?

Ofsted registers Smiths Children for 45 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Cambridge has 67.

How much does Smiths Children cost?

Smiths Children 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 Smiths Children 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 Smiths Children how it offers them.

When was Smiths Children last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Smiths Children on 30 March 2022. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Smiths Children?

Nearby in CB4: Chestnut@Chesterton, Kindred Cambridge, Peek A Boo Nursery.

Smiths Children

Day nursery in Cambridge, CB4. Part of the Cambridgeshire council area.

St. Lukes Church, Victoria Road, Cambridge, CB4 3DZ

45 places

2011 registered with Ofsted

54 of 66 in our Cambridge ranking

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

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 30 March 2022

Ofsted grades for Smiths Children, inspection of 30 March 2022
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

Smiths Children 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.

Smiths Children against Cambridge

	Smiths Children	Cambridge average
Places	45	67
Ofsted outcome	Good	89% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Smiths Children

What Ofsted grade does Smiths Children have?: Smiths Children was rated Good at its inspection on 30 March 2022, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Smiths Children take?: Ofsted registers Smiths Children for 45 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Cambridge has 67.
How much does Smiths Children cost?: Smiths Children 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 Smiths Children 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 Smiths Children how it offers them.
When was Smiths Children last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Smiths Children on 30 March 2022. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Smiths Children?: Nearby in CB4: Chestnut@Chesterton, Kindred Cambridge, Peek A Boo 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.