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Nurseries in Ely

There are 24 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Ely, and 15 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Ely

  • Ofsted report cards: 5 settings (14 Strong standard, 9 Expected standard, 7 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 16 settings (1 Outstanding, 15 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Beach Babies Wilburton - Day nursery, Ely CB6 3RY, ages 1 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted report card, 28 May 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Bright Horizons Ely Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Ely CB7 4EX, ages 0 to 4, 120 places
    Ofsted report card, 16 July 2026: Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Busy Bees at Ely - Day nursery, Ely CB6 1BL, ages 1 to 4, 78 places
    Ofsted report card, 29 July 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Busy Bees Pre-school Playgroup - Pre-school, Ely CB6 1HW, ages 2 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 28 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Busy Fingers Pre-school - Pre-school, Ely CB6 2ST, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 27 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Butterflies Forest School - Pre-school, Ely CB6 2HP
  • Butterflies Forest School Perryways - Pre-school, Ely CB6 3RG
  • Cathedral View Childcare - Central - Day nursery, Ely CB7 4LS, ages 0 to 4, 89 places
    Ofsted report card, 2 April 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Cathedral View Childcare - Littleport - Day nursery, Ely CB6 1QG, 48 places
  • Cathedral View Childcare Ltd - Day nursery, Ely CB7 4GQ, 21 places
    Ofsted, 4 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Clarence House Barns Ely - Day nursery, Ely CB7 4RJ, ages 0 to 4, 52 places
    Ofsted, 10 January 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Fordham Preschool - Pre-school, Ely CB7 5NL, ages 2 to 11, 32 places
    Ofsted, 6 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Haddenham Pre School - Pre-school, Ely CB6 3SS, ages 2 to 5, 26 places
    Ofsted report card, 8 December 2025: Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Hill Row Day Nursery - Day nursery, Ely CB6 3TQ, ages 1 to 9, 38 places
    Ofsted, 25 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Isleham Pre-School - Pre-school, Ely CB7 5RZ, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 22 June 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Club Ely Ltd - Pre-school, Ely CB6 3BW, ages 2 to 11, 58 places
    Ofsted, 24 February 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Lancaster Lodge Childcare Ltd - Day nursery, Ely CB6 3NX, ages 0 to 4, 65 places
    Ofsted, 21 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Ted's Day Nursery - Day nursery, Ely CB6 3SS, ages 0 to 4, 42 places
    Ofsted, 24 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Thetford Acorns Pre-School and Children's Club - Day nursery, Ely CB6 3HG, ages 2 to 4, 25 places
    Ofsted, 14 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Wombatz Ltd - Pre-school, Ely CB7 5HJ, ages 2 to 10, 40 places
    Ofsted, 22 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Soham Playgroup - Pre-school, Ely CB7 5AA, ages 2 to 4, 25 places
    Ofsted, 24 April 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Stepping Stones Preschool, Littleport - Pre-school, Ely CB6 1EW, ages 2 to 5, 42 places
    Ofsted, 10 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Maltings Day Nursery - Day nursery, Ely CB7 4BB, ages 1 to 4, 48 places
    Ofsted, 27 May 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tiddley Tots Day Care - Day nursery, Ely CB6 2RA, ages 0 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 6 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Barracudas - Ely - Out-of-school club, Ely CB6 2SH, 120 places
  • CamPlay - Holiday Club - Ely - Out-of-school club, Ely CB6 1BD
  • CamPlay - Saturday Club - Ely - Out-of-school club, Ely CB7 4SB
  • Football Fun Factory - Soham - Out-of-school club, Ely CB7 5HP
  • Home From Home - Out-of-school club, Ely CB7 5RZ, 24 places
  • Home From Home - Out-of-school club, Ely CB7 5RY, 32 places
  • Littleport After School Club - Out-of-school club, Ely CB6 1JT, 30 places
  • PEG Holiday Club Sutton Primary School - Out-of-school club, Ely CB6 2PU
  • PEG Weatheralls Holiday Club - Out-of-school club, Ely CB7 5BH
  • Play-Station - Out-of-school club, Ely CB7 4RB
  • Premier Wraparound Club at Isle of Ely Primary School - Out-of-school club, Ely CB6 2FG, 26 places
  • Premier Wraparound Stretham Primary School - Out-of-school club, Ely CB6 3JN, 18 places
  • Spring Meadow After School Club - Out-of-school club, Ely CB7 4RB, 25 places
  • The Willows Out of School Club - Out-of-school club, Ely CB7 5BH, 16 places
  • Willows Before & After School at St Andrews - Out-of-school club, Ely CB7 5AA, 24 places

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Ely

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.