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Nurseries in Royston

There are 22 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Royston, and 11 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Royston

  • Ofsted report cards: 4 settings (12 Strong standard, 7 Expected standard, 5 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 15 settings (3 Outstanding, 12 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Barkway Preschool - Pre-school, Royston SG8 8EF, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 31 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Coombes Community Pre School - Pre-school, Royston SG8 5PT, 21 places
  • Eden House Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Royston SG8 5NT, ages 0 to 4, 90 places
    Ofsted, 15 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Flying Start Montessori - Day nursery, Royston SG8 7SZ, ages 1 to 4, 22 places
    Ofsted report card, 6 May 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Fowlmere Playgroup - Pre-school, Royston SG8 7SA, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 16 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Great Chishill Nursery - Pre-school, Royston SG8 8SH, ages 1 to 4, 12 places
    Ofsted, 31 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Happy Bunnies Nursery School - Pre-school, Royston SG8 6PZ, 33 places
  • Kindred Royston Church House Nursery and Pre-School - Day nursery, Royston SG8 5AB, ages 0 to 3, 92 places
    Ofsted, 30 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kindred Royston Newmarket Road Pre-School - Day nursery, Royston SG8 7HG, ages 2 to 4, 35 places
    Ofsted report card, 3 September 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Ladybird Playgroup & Pre-School - Pre-school, Royston SG8 7RH, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted report card, 11 November 2025: Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Litlington Pre-school - Pre-school, Royston SG8 0QF, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 12 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Acorns Nursery - Day nursery, Royston SG8 5AB, ages 0 to 4, 52 places
    Ofsted, 20 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Acorns Royston Limited - Pre-school, Royston SG8 7EZ, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 28 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Hands Nursery School - Melbourn - Day nursery, Royston SG8 6ED, ages 1 to 5, 56 places
    Ofsted, 6 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Mother Goose Pre-School - Pre-school, Royston SG8 5QE, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 11 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Partou Bumpkins Day Nursery & Forest School - Day nursery, Royston SG8 5SQ, ages 1 to 3, 73 places
    Ofsted, 4 July 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Partou Bumpkins Day Nursery & Forest School - Day nursery, Royston SG8 5RR, ages 2 to 4, 46 places
    Ofsted, 6 July 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Royston Day Nursery - Day nursery, Royston SG8 7AG, ages 0 to 4, 111 places
    Ofsted, 8 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Stagecoach Royston - Pre-school, Royston SG8 7DB
  • Sunhill Montessori Nursery - Day nursery, Royston SG8 5WY, ages 0 to 3, 87 places
    Ofsted report card, 3 September 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Therfield Village Pre-School - Pre-school, Royston SG8 9QB, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 11 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Wendy House Day Care Nursery - Day nursery, Royston SG8 0HW, ages 0 to 4, 85 places
    Ofsted, 8 February 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Bassingbourn Out Of School - Out-of-school club, Royston SG8 5NP, 50 places
  • Cool Kidz R Us Ltd - Out-of-school club, Royston S71 4NE, 60 places
  • Fair Play After School Club - Out-of-school club, Royston SG8 7EZ, 60 places
  • Fair Play King James Academy - Out-of-school club, Royston SG8 7JH
  • Fair Play Roman Way - Out-of-school club, Royston SG8 5EQ, 26 places
  • Fair Play Studlands Rise - Out-of-school club, Royston SG8 9HB, 30 places
  • Kids Choice Fowlmere - Out-of-school club, Royston SG8 7SL, 30 places
  • Kids Choice Melbourn - Out-of-school club, Royston SG8 6ED, 45 places
  • Park Farm Forest School - Out-of-school club, Royston SG8 8QT, 12 places
  • Theatretrain Royston - Out-of-school club, Royston SG8 7AF
  • The Outdoors Project Studlands Rise Holiday Club - Out-of-school club, Royston SG8 9HB

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 Royston

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