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Cracker Jacks Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2025)
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5.0(4 parent reviews)
·3 Foundry Way, Eaton Socon, St. Neots, PE19 8TR · Cambridgeshire
Number of places
68 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2025
Local authority
Cambridgeshire

About this day nursery

Cracker Jacks Day Nursery offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for children ranging from 3 months to 10 years old. They prioritise high-quality childcare and foster strong partnerships with parents and carers.

A dedicated team of qualified early educators provides a rich, creative, and safe play space, encouraging children's learning and growth while working towards their Early Learning Goals (EYFS). The nursery champions learning through play, both indoors and outdoors, and utilises the local environment for inspiration and exploration.

They are committed to inclusivity by offering government funding for eligible families, stretched over 52 weeks, and also accept HAF funding. Operating hours are designed to accommodate working families, extending from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, with an earlier 7:30 AM start available at their Eaton Socon branch, for 51 weeks of the year, closing only for bank holidays and during the Christmas and New Year period.

The nursery also has a dedicated Forest School programme to further enhance outdoor learning experiences.

Our ethos

Cracker Jacks Day Nursery is committed to providing a rich, creative education for children from 3 months to 10 years, championing learning through play, both indoors and outdoors. They utilise the local environment and offer a dedicated Forest School programme to enhance outdoor learning experiences, all within a safe and stimulating environment, working towards the EYFS goals.

What it's like

The nursery staff provide a welcoming and interesting environment for children. They bond with children and soothe and comfort them, helping children to feel secure. As a result, children behave well and readily busy themselves in learning.

Stimulating EnvironmentStrong Parent PartnershipsLearning Through PlayForest SchoolAccepts Government Funding

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)
  • Full Day (0-2 years)£83.95 / day
  • Full Day (2 years)£82.80 / day
  • Full Day (3-5 years)£80.50 / day
  • Morning Session (0-2 years)£48.00 / session
  • Morning Session (2 years)£47.50 / session

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM (7:30 AM available at Eaton Socon), 51 weeks a year

Age range

3 months to 10 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2024

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Cracker Jacks Day Nursery

Last inspected 26 March 2025 · Elke Rockey

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

The nursery staff provide a welcoming and interesting environment for children. They bond with children and soothe and comfort them, helping children to feel secure. As a result, children behave well and readily busy themselves in learning.

Inspector highlights

  • The leadership team has an ambitious vision for the children and values staff training.
  • Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive good levels of support and make good progress.
  • Staff foster physical development well, supporting babies to sit, toddlers to dig, and older children to walk and run with control.
  • Children are becoming confident communicators through singing, role-play, and attentive conversations with staff.
  • Teaching is good, with staff explaining activities well and asking questions to support children's thinking.

Areas to develop

  • 1help staff to focus sharply on children's next steps in learning so they make even better progress in their learning
  • 2strengthen teaching to ensure that the most-able children are consistently challenged in their learning.
Inspection #10394997 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents report they feel included in the nursery events, such as Mother's Day celebrations.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive good levels of support. Staff work closely with families and other professionals, identifying emerging needs and beginning the education, health and care plan assessment process early. Staff adapt their practice to ensure children are included safely in a range of experiences, resulting in good progress from their starting points.

Outdoor space

Staff take babies out to become familiar with their local area. Older children have great fun exploring the forest school area, excitedly looking for bugs under log seats and investigating the environment with staff support.

Parent Reviews of Cracker Jacks Day Nursery

5.0
(4)
Niki Bayes
8 years ago

I have used Crackerjacks for two holiday clubs now and I would not got anywhere else. The staff are lovely, friendly, polite and professional. My son Phoenix goes to the holiday club and absolutely loves it. My daughter Storm goes upstairs in the nursery and never wants to leave!!!lol. If you are looking for a holiday club I would highly recommend Crackerjacks x

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Nishant Ingale
10 years ago

Hi all I have registered my daughter for after school kids club. The activities and play area is very good at Cracker Jacks.I recommend.

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Margarita Rincon
a year ago

The best place for your children

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

26 March 2025

Good

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

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