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Ladybird Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2022)
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5.0(11 parent reviews) ·24 High Street, Fenstanton, Huntingdon, PE28 9JZ · Cambridgeshire
Number of places
86 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2022
Local authority
Cambridgeshire

About this day nursery

Ladybird Day Nursery, nestled in a charming converted Victorian house in Fenstanton, Cambridgeshire, offers a nurturing "home from home" environment for children. The nursery is dedicated to providing high-quality childcare, focusing on individual development through a play-based approach, guided by the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum.

They offer a range of unique educational experiences, such as "Wake up Shake Up" for brain energising, bespoke activities to promote well-being and confidence, and "Garden Champions" in collaboration with the Royal Horticultural Society. The "Chatter Box Session" encourages listening and enhances concentration skills.

Ladybird Day Nursery emphasises strong relationships between staff and children, with a key person system in place to ensure each child feels secure, cared for, and confident. The nursery also prioritises outdoor learning, offering daily opportunities for children to explore and develop in nature.

Parents are supported with various guides covering topics from settling in to forest school and early reading, as well as clear information about funded childcare options.

Our ethos

Ladybird Day Nursery provides a play-based approach within the EYFS framework, prioritising individual development, strong relationships, and outdoor learning. They offer tailored activities to encourage well-being, confidence, and concentration, aiming to create a secure, home-from-home environment.

What it's like

Children readily leave their parents at the nursery door and quickly settle into a rich variety of activities. Older children recognise their names to register attendance and enjoy sharing play with adults, who support their mathematical thinking. Children show positive attitudes to learning, persistence in puzzles, and engagement in activities reflecting their interests.

Play-based learningKey Person systemOutdoor learning opportunitiesEYFS curriculumUnique educational experiences

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare

Our non-funded nursery billing is calculated over 52 weeks, with the cost spread equally over 12 monthly bills.

Key facts

Opening hours

7:30am – 6pm (6.30pm upon request at no extra charge) Monday – Friday

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Ladybird Day Nursery

Last inspected 10 January 2022

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 readily leave their parents at the nursery door and quickly settle into a rich variety of activities. Older children recognise their names to register attendance and enjoy sharing play with adults, who support their mathematical thinking. Children show positive attitudes to learning, persistence in puzzles, and engagement in activities reflecting their interests.

Inspector highlights

  • Children have daily opportunities to develop their physical skills.
  • Staff encourage children to follow healthy lifestyles, providing nutritious meals and opportunities to learn about food growth and oral hygiene.
  • Staff know the children well and confidently talk about where they are in their learning, focusing on early language and communication.
  • Children enjoy songs and stories, and independently look at books.
  • The manager supports his staff team well, fostering professional development and implementing changes to enhance practice.

Areas to develop

  • 1enhance the good partnership with parents further so that all parents are fully informed how they can support their child's learning at home.
Inspection #10208138 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities well. Staff learn new skills, such as picture communication cards and Makaton sign language, to further help children to become confident communicators.

Outdoor space

In the garden, children can climb and slide on the apparatus and use wheeled toys to move around. Children dig and make marks in the sand and confidently choose from the resources outside, allowing those who learn best outdoors to do so.

Parent Reviews of Ladybird Day Nursery

5.0
(11)
Julia Munro
5 years ago

Ladybird Day Nursery offers fantastic care and education for young children. The nursery has recently been refurbished enabling the children to have access to a wide range of age appropriate resources to help support their development. The staff team are highly skilled and are dedicated to providing stimulating activities both indoors and outdoors which supports each child's individual learning journey. The staff are also incredibly caring and have excellent parent/carer relationships ensuring their children receive the highest level of care. I would highly recommend this nursery.

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Michaela Vine
5 years ago

Ladybird Day Nursery is a fantastic, homely environment with experienced staff which put the parents, carers and children at ease. My son attended Ladybird for 4 years and the opportunities and experiences he had, increased his confidence as an individual and developed his skills in all areas, preparing him for school life.

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Dave Savill
5 years ago

My daughter attends this nursery and loves every minute she is there. She's eager to put her shoes on each morning to go to the nursery and the ladies who look after her genuinely care about her. I cannot recommend this nursery enough.

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Katie’s World
5 years ago

This nursery is absolutely wonderful my daughter attended this nursery she was so clingy all the time and never wanted to leave my side. But ladybird nursery brought her confidence out and she thrived she loved it there went in no fuss.if anyone asked me ladybird nursery all the way staff are lovely and carer for.all the children's needs as if you would if they was at home.

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Zoe Cotton
4 years ago

Brilliant nursery , they helped my daughter so much and she gained so much confidence and learning skills. The staff are all understanding and very polite. Highly recommended

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

10 January 2022

Good

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

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