Opening hours
Monday to Friday: 7:30am – 6:00pm
Mother Goose Corner Nursery
Ofsted: Outstanding
(Apr 2022)
Number of places
96 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2022
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
About this day nursery
Mother Goose Corner Nursery, located in Huntingdon, offers outstanding and family-oriented early years care and education for children aged from birth to five. With a reputation spanning nearly 30 years, the nursery prides itself on its child-led approach, drawing inspiration from various teaching methods like Montessori and the Curiosity Approach to create a bespoke curriculum tailored to each child's individual learning style.
" The nursery follows the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage, the revised Development Matters 2021, and the Characteristics of Effective Learning. Parents are kept informed through the award-winning iConnect software, fostering strong home-nursery partnerships.
Mother Goose Corner aims to help children grow into inquisitive, confident, and open-minded individuals.
Our ethos
Our setting ethos of ‘Curiosity, Kindness and Courage’ inspires all we do, and summarises our aspirations for the children’s achievements in the here and now as well as their lives beyond Nursery. We believe children are natural and incredibly capable learners, who need hands-on and responsive adults to quickly identify and support their own individual learning styles for the very best of outcomes. We aim to provide the children with an engaging and enabling environment, as well as with practitioners who engage in activities with them.
What it's like
Children thrive and thoroughly enjoy their time at this nursery, arriving confidently and showing high levels of curiosity as they explore and play. They benefit from a calm and relaxed environment, forming strong bonds with staff whom they confidently approach for sharing ideas or seeking reassurance. Children demonstrate kindness, respect, and increasing self-control, developing a positive understanding of good behaviour.
Child-led approachUses iConnect softwareFocus on Curiosity, Kindness, and Courage
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
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.
Key facts
Age range
Birth to 5 years
Term time / All Year
All Year
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Mother Goose Corner Nursery
Last inspected 21 April 2022 · Gail Warnes
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 and thoroughly enjoy their time at this nursery, arriving confidently and showing high levels of curiosity as they explore and play. They benefit from a calm and relaxed environment, forming strong bonds with staff whom they confidently approach for sharing ideas or seeking reassurance. Children demonstrate kindness, respect, and increasing self-control, developing a positive understanding of good behaviour.
Inspector highlights
- Inspirational leaders place children at the heart of everything they do, establishing a highly effective and ambitious curriculum.
- Leaders highly value and respect staff, investing greatly in staff's continued professional development and well-being.
- Staff know children exceptionally well and precisely what each child needs to learn next, purposefully planning the learning environment.
- Staff work exceptionally well with other professionals, ensuring the child is at the centre of all that they do.
- Staff working with babies work closely with parents to mirror home routines from the start.
Inspection #10219591 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents state that staff 'really work with them to ensure their child's development and well-being is supported and met'.
Parents add that they feel exceptionally well informed about their child's progress in learning and how they can support this at home.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Staff astutely notice when children may benefit from additional support and sensitively work with parents to help them access guidance from other professionals, when appropriate. Staff working with children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive appropriate training to implement targeted interventions and support. Children make significant progress in building their confidence.
Outdoor space
Children proudly show to their friends and staff a centipede they find in the garden. Toddlers listen intently when they hear birdsong during a group activity in the garden.
Parent Reviews of Mother Goose Corner Nursery
4.8
(5)
Inez
8 months ago
I attended this nursery in 2013 and it was just so amazing. I remember the staff at the time being so caring and friendly. I enjoyed every day I spent there and I didn't want to go home most of the time! There are many toys to play with and there are many activities to complete. I loved my stay so I am sure your child would love it as much as i did!
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Clare Webster
2 years ago
I can’t praise mother goose corner nursery enough. The staff are just amazing and are like one big family. Our little boy has come so far under their guidance. His confidence has grown so much, it’s just amazing to see. Not to mention his speech and his knowledge of numbers and letters. We are moving from the area soon and I’m devastated that we’ll be leaving mother goose behind. But we know that our little boy will have no problems settling into his new nursery as mother goose has given him the confidence and social skills to fit right in
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Mike Watts
4 years ago
My daughter-in-law has used it for all 3 children with fantastic results with the children. OK, I am slightly biased but I have no complaints at all. It has given the two eldest a good grounding in learning, the you gest is still attending.
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Dr Salmaan Arif
3 years ago
Under very good management. Very trained staff
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UlDIS Zemitis
a year ago
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Inspection history
Date: November 2011
- April 2022Outstanding
- August 2015Outstanding
- November 2011Good
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