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Patacake Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2022)
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4.7(24 parent reviews) ·Sedley Court, Cambridge, CB1 3LW · Cambridgeshire
Number of places
131 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2022
Local authority
Cambridgeshire

About this day nursery

Patacake Day Nursery, located in Sedley Court, Malta Road, Cambridge, offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for children aged 3 months to 5 years. The nursery operates 51 weeks a year, Monday to Friday, from 8 am to 6 pm.

Their core philosophy is to provide high-quality childcare where children can thrive and learn through play. They feature an in-house nursery chef who designs menus with a paediatric dietician, ensuring healthy and age-appropriate meals.

The nursery also emphasises outdoor learning opportunities and offers unique educational experiences like "Wake up and shake up" activities, community visits, and bespoke activities such as Emotion Boxes and Chatterboxes to promote well-being and confidence. They also participate in the Royal Horticultural Society's School Gardening Awards programme, offering a "Garden Champions" activity.

Patacake Day Nursery is registered with the Ofsted Early Years Register, adhering to the quality standards of the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage. They also offer settling-in sessions to help children and parents familiarise themselves with the nursery and their assigned Key Person.

The nursery is committed to staff well-being, having been recognised as a top workplace in the UK.

Our ethos

Patacake Day Nursery's core philosophy is to provide high-quality childcare where children can thrive and learn through play. They are committed to offering unique educational experiences and outdoor learning opportunities to promote well-being and confidence, and they adhere to the quality standards of the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage.

What it's like

Children show that they are happy, safe and settled in this welcoming and nurturing nursery. All children develop secure and trusting bonds with their key person and all staff. Babies shriek with delight as they work out how to roll balls down a slope and continue to explore how they can safely slide down the slope on their tummy.

Learning through playIn-house nursery chefOutdoor learning opportunitiesUnique educational experiencesExperienced and caring staff

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
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

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, 51 weeks of the year

Food

Our own nursery chef designs menus in conjunction with a paediatric dietician.

Age range

3 months to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Waitlist

Accepting Early Years Funding

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Patacake Day Nursery

Last inspected 13 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 show that they are happy, safe and settled in this welcoming and nurturing nursery. All children develop secure and trusting bonds with their key person and all staff. Babies shriek with delight as they work out how to roll balls down a slope and continue to explore how they can safely slide down the slope on their tummy.

Inspector highlights

  • Children show that they are happy, safe and settled
  • Staff know the individual needs and interests of children
  • Children are very well supported to develop a love of books
  • Children who speak English as an additional language are very well supported
  • All children enjoy regular access to the inviting outdoor areas

Areas to develop

  • 1offer children more opportunities that challenge them to do as much as possible for themselves to be highly independent individuals
  • 2strengthen the existing arrangements for the supervision of staff to focus even more sharply on raising the professional development of staff to the highest level.
Inspection #10194422 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents comment how they find this helpful and enjoy searching for different birds with their children, as part of national birdwatching month.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported effectively.

Outdoor space

All children enjoy regular access to the inviting outdoor areas. They have fun exploring a range of interesting activities, practise their physical skills and learn to assess their own risks as they jump off large tree stumps.

Parent Reviews of Patacake Day Nursery

4.7
(24)
Ciara McNicholl
a year ago

My son started here when he was only 7 months old and has loved every day of nursery since. Such a lovely warm and welcome nursery, the staff are always so kind and friendly and really supportive of the children. They go above and beyond and are always looking for ways to improve. Highly recommend.

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Elena Rosa Brown (Randomly Happy)
5 years ago

We highly, highly recommend Patacake. Our youngest has been with them since he was 7 months old and his older brother was with them from 1 year to years old. Our eldest still loves going back to see the staff. The staff in all the rooms are kind, welcoming and have such clearly positive bonds with the children in their care. This has been so helpful in easing any anxiety about sending our two to nursery at such a relatively young age. The range of learning activities each room provides everyday is amazing and it's great to see our youngest using the sign language he's been taught to say please and thank you. Staff give considered feedback at the end of everyday and the management have been really great at keeping us up to date with weekly newsletters and ideas for activities to do at home to build on what's being done during the day. Overall an amazing place to send your kids.

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Monica Haig
4 years ago

We LOVE this nursery. Our daughter started in the baby room and is now 2.5 and has just moved in the toddler room after a brief stint in pre-toddlers. We cannot fault a single staff member. They are kind, treat the children as individuals and are utterly professional. Our daughter is thriving thanks to their remarkable care. Patacake also has a robust and sensible approach to covid and has done since the beginning. We have felt informed throughout but experienced very little disruption - best of both worlds. Perhaps the admin side could be a little more efficient but to be honest I think that may be par for the course with nursery settings. For any anxious parent worried about their child starting in a new setting I could not recommend this place more highly.

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James Seaman
5 years ago

I am father of two children one 3yrs and one under 1yrs at this nursery. I highly recommend this nursery has so many learning opportunities for my children. The staff are very supportive and caring. They all seem very enthusiastic and always greeted with a smile on their faces which helps with difficult drop off.This such a wonderful place to put your children in. 5* in my eyes.

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Penny Jessica
5 years ago

This nursery is amazing. The children have so much variety to learn from and explore. The staff really care about the children and they are always first priority. It’s always kept clean and tidy and the manager Kelly is so helpful to children and staff. Would recommend this place x

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

13 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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