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Cathedral View Childcare

Ofsted: Good
(May 2023)
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4.7(24 parent reviews) ·90 Merivale Way, Ely, CB7 4GQ · Cambridgeshire
Number of places
21 places
Age range
Not Listed
Last inspected
May 2023
Local authority
Cambridgeshire

About this day nursery

30am to 6pm, each weekday, for 50 weeks of the year, closing only for Christmas and bank holidays. This Children enjoy a warm welcome, helping them to settle well with their friends.

The nursery supports children from birth and ensures that all children, including those with additional needs or disabilities, make good progress. The management team effectively uses additional funding to enhance resources and provide further staff training.

They also make timely referrals to external professionals and conduct thorough two-year progress checks to identify children who may need extra support early on. Children engage in various activities, from singing sessions that use props to support communication and language skills, to exploring the well-equipped outdoor play area.

Here, they have fun rolling tyres, chasing bubbles, climbing, balancing, and making mud pies, all of which help them to develop imagination, turn-taking skills, and physical abilities. The setting emphasises personal safety and independence, with older children learning to use safety knives under supervision to prepare snacks; this also teaches them how to share fairly using sand timers.

Parents consistently provide positive feedback, highlighting that their children are settled, happy, and making excellent progress, with communications between staff and parents being consistently good.

What it's like

Children enjoy a warm welcome and settle well. Babies and toddlers engage in singing sessions and staff use props to support communication and language skills. Children have fun in the well-equipped outdoor play area, developing imagination, turn-taking, and physical abilities.

Warm welcomeOutdoor playCommunication skillsIndividual progressSEND supportParent partnership

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds

Key facts

Opening hours

7.30am to 6pm, each weekday, for 50 weeks of the year.

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Cathedral View Childcare

Last inspected 4 May 2023

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Children enjoy a warm welcome and settle well. Babies and toddlers engage in singing sessions and staff use props to support communication and language skills. Children have fun in the well-equipped outdoor play area, developing imagination, turn-taking, and physical abilities.

Inspector highlights

  • Children develop a keen interest in books and reading stories, building communication and language skills.
  • Staff assess children's knowledge and plan ongoing learning opportunities that focus on their interests.
  • The management team continually reflects on practice, offering guidance and using additional funding well.
  • The management team makes timely and appropriate referrals to external professionals.
  • Children are encouraged to explore their feelings and learn about being kind, gentle, and respectful.

Areas to develop

  • 1further develop the curriculum to ensure that it is sequenced, connected and designed to build specifically on what each child needs to learn next
  • 2support children's critical thinking skills, for example by allowing them time to think and respond to questions.
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What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

"Parents comment positively about the nursery and all members of staff."

"They say that their children are settled and very happy."

"Parents are delighted with the progress their children make."

"They confirm that initial and ongoing communications are always consistent, which provides them with pertinent information, such as how they can further support their children's learning at home."

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Any additional funding is used well to enhance resources and provide further training for staff. As a result, all children, including those with additional needs and/or disabilities, make good progress in relation to their starting points. The management team make timely and appropriate referrals to external professionals to ensure that children receive the support they need. The progress check at the age of two is well managed to identify children who might need additional support at an early age.

Outdoor space

Children have great fun playing in the very well equipped outside play area. They use their imagination, take turns and explore their growing abilities, as they experiment rolling tyres down inclines, chasing bubbles, climbing on frames, balancing on beams or making delicious mud cakes.

Parent Reviews of Cathedral View Childcare

4.7
(24)
David Kendall
2 months ago

Since this company opened a premises in Littleport, I have on 3 separate occasions narrowly missed being run over by a woman in a blue Nissan SUV, today I had to stop abruptly to avoid her running over my feet. If that had been a mother with a pushchair or someone walking their dog she would have caused serious harm.

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Christine Mead
a year ago

Our little girl has been going here for about 3 months and she is absolutely thriving. The staff were so kind when she struggled to settle at first and were really reassuring to us as first time parents. H is now absolutely loving it and the updates we get throughout the day show how much fun she is having. The incredible sensory room, outdoor space and access to so many activities is amazing. The nursery goes above and beyond for the children and even put on a Christmas party (on a Saturday) for all families to enjoy. We are so glad we chose to send our little girl here. Thank you!!!

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hannah mckenzie
a year ago

Can't speak highly enough of Cathedral View Childcare! Wonderful settings and the staff are friendly, caring and very professional. My daughter loves it and I have no doubt my son will also love it when he joins next year. Highly recommend to anyone looking to send their child to a nursery in the Ely area.

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Jacqueline Löschner
a year ago

Our daughter loves going to Cathedral View. Hayley and her staff are kind, professional and caring. They have an amazing communication system set up, sharing pictures with parents every day and giving updates on everything the kids have been doing throughout the day. It really makes you feel at ease as a parent. They spent a lot of time doing fun activities, focusing on a different theme each week. I absolutely love how they try to spend as much time as possible outside. Their space is constantly evolving and the owner is visibly investing a lot of time, effort and funds into their setting. I can't recommend them highly enough. Excellent childcare.

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Sophie Russell
a year ago

Absolutely fabulous nursery, my little girl loves it here. The staff are so lovely , kind & caring. Would 100% recommend them to anyone looking for childcare. Thanks to you all, you do a great job x

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

4 May 2023

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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