Opening hours
Monday – Friday: 07:30 – 18:00
Buckden Day Nursery
Ofsted: Outstanding
(Aug 2025)
Number of places
82 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2025
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
About this day nursery
Buckden Day Nursery, located in St. Neots and easily accessible from the A1, provides outstanding childcare for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years. The nursery focuses on creating an environment that encourages learning, play, discovery, and imagination.
Their dedicated team of experienced early years practitioners ensures that each child’s individual needs are met and their interests are nurtured. The nursery is actively working towards 'The Curiosity Approach' accreditation, aiming to create engaging play spaces and learning opportunities to prepare children for a dynamic world.
Embracing outdoor learning, Buckden Day Nursery offers ample open spaces for children to explore and enjoy. They also prioritise strong parent partnerships, keeping families informed with regular updates and photos of their child’s daily routines and activities.
Our ethos
At Buckden Day Nursery, rated Outstanding by Ofsted (October 2022), we pride ourselves on having welcoming rooms and nursery practitioners, who ensure your child’s individual needs are met and their interests nurtured. The nursery offers quality childcare for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years old and is working towards ‘The Curiosity Approach’ accreditation, creating welcoming play spaces and learning opportunities for children growing up in an ever-changing world. We love the great outdoors, and our nursery features open spaces for our children to enjoy.
What it's like
Children thrive at this outstanding setting, where staff's passion for early education shines through. Staff offer exciting and interesting learning opportunities based on children's interests and next steps, supporting children's exceptional levels of engagement and concentration throughout their play and learning.
Ofsted Outstanding
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request
This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.
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Age range
6 weeks to 5 years old
Term time / All Year
All Year
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Buckden Day Nursery
Last inspected 21 August 2025
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
What it's like to attend
Children thrive at this outstanding setting, where staff's passion for early education shines through. Staff offer exciting and interesting learning opportunities based on children's interests and next steps, supporting children's exceptional levels of engagement and concentration throughout their play and learning.
Inspector highlights
- Children are incredibly kind and respectful to each other.
- Children's behaviour is outstanding.
- Staff prioritise children's personal and emotional needs at all times.
- Children's physical development is sequenced remarkably well throughout the setting.
- Staff demonstrate their incredibly high standard of teaching through interactions with children of all ages.
Inspection #10395102 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Staff work incredibly closely with other professionals to gain support and guidance for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. They also carry out their own research to really ensure they provide the best opportunities for each child.
Outdoor space
Outdoors, children look for risks in the environment and share with staff the importance of following rules and boundaries. There is a plan to introduce forest school to the setting. Staff are receiving training and plans for an appropriate outdoor environment are in progress.
Parent Reviews of Buckden Day Nursery
4.4
(8)
Melanie
9 months ago
Fantastic nursery and all the staff go above and beyond to help the children development. Both my children loved attending Buckden Day Nursery.
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Sarah Powell
6 years ago
This is such a great nursery. My daughter has been there for over a year now, and she has flourished under their care. The staff are fantastic - very warm, caring and nurturing to the children, and so friendly and welcoming. The staff get to know individual children well, and they are very supportive of parents too. It is always clean, has a lovely atmosphere, and offers a great variety of activities. I never have any concerns about my daughter when she is there, and i know she will also eat well there - the cook is brilliant! Can't recommend highly enough!
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Matt Robinson
7 years ago
My Son loves it, very friendly and he has come on leaps and bounds in the nursery setting!
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Tom Beech
9 years ago
Staff are lovely and helped my daughter to settle quickly after having issues at a previous nursery.
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Rachel Stamford
3 years ago
The best nursery!
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Inspection history
Date: January 2011
- August 2025Outstanding
- October 2022Outstanding
- March 2017Outstanding
- April 2013Good
- January 2011Good
Frequently asked about Buckden Day Nursery
About the setting
Buckden Day Nursery registered in 2006. The nursery employs 30 members of childcare staff, 23 of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, for 51 weeks of the year, from 7:30 am until 6 pm. The setting provides government funded early education for all eligible children.
- URN
- EY335961
- Registered person
- Davidson-Roberts Ltd
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
- Previous rating
- Outstanding
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