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Northstowe Nursery

Ofsted: Expected standard·
3.6(13 parent reviews)
·Stirling Road, Northstowe, Cambridge, CB24 1DJ · Cambridgeshire
Number of places
80 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2025
Local authority
Cambridgeshire

About this day nursery

Northstowe Nursery, registered with Ofsted in November 2024, is a childcare setting for children aged 0-4 years located in Cambridge. Operating all year round from 8:00 to 17:30, Monday to Friday, the nursery provides a stimulating environment where children feel happy and safe.

The staff at Northstowe Nursery are attentive and foster strong bonds with the children, ensuring they settle well and engage in play activities. The curriculum, based on the EYFS, is designed to equip children with essential skills for their future learning.

Leaders at the nursery are committed to continuous improvement and work closely with parents and carers, whose positive feedback highlights the effective communication and personalised support provided. The nursery also places a strong emphasis on inclusive practices, adapting teaching methods and providing an indoor playground to support children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND), allowing them to explore all areas of learning based on their physical skills.

The key-person system is integral to providing strong support and promoting learning for all children, with a particular focus on those with SEND.

What it's like

Children at Northstowe Nursery demonstrate they feel happy and safe, arriving excited to greet staff and peers. They swiftly settle into chosen play activities with their friends, supported by attentive staff. Children cultivate a strong sense of belonging and engage well with one another, staff, and visitors.

Supportive staffEngaging activitiesStrong sense of belongingInclusive SEND provisionEffective curriculum

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 08:00 - 17:30

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2024

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Expected standard

Last inspected Dec 2025

Headline: Expected standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesExpected standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
0 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Northstowe Nursery

Last inspected 5 December 2025

What it's like to attend

Children at Northstowe Nursery demonstrate they feel happy and safe, arriving excited to greet staff and peers. They swiftly settle into chosen play activities with their friends, supported by attentive staff. Children cultivate a strong sense of belonging and engage well with one another, staff, and visitors.

Inspector highlights

  • Children enjoy regular group discussions where they reflect on their learning and choose activities based on their interests.
  • Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive support from staff and benefit from additional resources.
  • Children form close bonds with attentive staff and their peers, contributing to a calm and harmonious learning environment.
  • Staff encourage children to persevere in tasks and develop a positive attitude to learning from an early age.
  • Leaders develop a curriculum that provides children with the skills they will require for their future learning.
  • Staff demonstrate a deep understanding of children's unique personalities and learning needs and make every effort to meet these needs during play.
  • Parents and carers speak positively about leaders and staff, acknowledging how recent changes to the management team have brought about improvements.
  • Leaders have recently adapted drop-off routines to provide flexibility for families, while also encouraging punctuality.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders should consider ways to enhance learning opportunities for babies during daily routines, such as mealtimes.
  • 2Leaders should enhance the organisation of the key-person system to ensure that babies are cared for by staff who have a consistent understanding of their early experiences in order to maximise support and teaching.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff adapt their teaching to support children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND), focusing on how these children learn best. An indoor playground has been constructed to allow children with SEND to explore all areas of learning based on their physical skills. The key-person system provides strong support from knowledgeable staff to promote learning for children with SEND.

Parent Reviews of Northstowe Nursery

3.6
(13)
Shirley Leung
3 months ago

Very friendly and reliable staff! My son has been with this nursery since he was 2 years old, and he comes home everyday with a big smile. Even though they have changed staffs over the times, the transition is good and my child has no issue with settling with new staff.

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Ms. Rogers
2 months ago

Our girls have been attending the nursery since the very beginning and have always been beyond happy there. It’s a lovely space, both indoor and out, and our children happily go in each day.

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S J Day
2 weeks ago

Our child loved their time at the nursery. Prepared him well for Primary School. Surprised to see negative comments as we had no issues and have friends whose children still attend and they too love it. 5 Stars

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Shaddy Aboraya
3 weeks ago

Zero‑Star Review – Parents, Please Be Cautious I strongly urge parents to think very carefully before considering this nursery. In my experience, it is not a place where children’s wellbeing is prioritised or protected. The constant turnover of staff meant my child never had stability or familiar, trusted adults around him. The behaviour approach felt punitive rather than supportive, and whenever I raised concerns, senior management were dismissive instead of constructive. Rather than addressing serious issues, I was simply told to look for another nursery. The owners appear to run this setting as a business first, with little warmth, empathy, or genuine care for the children. Based on what we went through, I do not believe they are suited to running a childcare environment. The impact on my child has been devastating: he developed a tremor at the thought of attending, has nightmares, and becomes visibly distressed even when we drive past the building. My formal complaint was ignored, and the response I eventually received was unhelpful and dismissive. I deeply regret ever placing my trust in this nursery, and I would not want another family to go through what we have. Amendment: After posting my review, the owner replied claiming she has a “cease and desist order” against me and my partner, and that my comments will be added to a “malicious falsehood case.” For the sake of accuracy and basic reality: • I have never been served with any cease and desist order. • I have never received any communication about legal action. • My review is a truthful account of my family’s experience, which I am fully entitled to share. • My formal complaint was ignored, despite their own policy requiring a response. It is disappointing though not surprising that instead of addressing the concerns raised, the owner chose to post a dramatic, legal‑sounding threat that has no basis in fact. Parents reading this should know: making up legal terminology online does not magically create a legal case, and it certainly does not stop anyone from sharing a legitimate experience. I stand by every word of my review, even if the nursery’s management would prefer parents not hear it.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

5 December 2025

Expected standard

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

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