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Not only did the nursery meet all our expectations but, in many areas, they exceeded themZaki H(Father of Child)

I can see the difference when she comes home! The practitioners are so kind and attentiveBeth P(Mother of Child)

The University of West Cambridge Nursery is truly the best you could ever ask forMahendrini A(Mother of Child)

Not only did the nursery meet all our expectations but, in many areas, they exceeded themZaki H(Father of Child)

I can see the difference when she comes home! The practitioners are so kind and attentiveBeth P(Mother of Child)

The University of West Cambridge Nursery is truly the best you could ever ask forMahendrini A(Mother of Child)

University at West Cambridge is a purpose built nursery situated on the West Cambridge campus of Cambridge University.
A friendly and enthusiastic staff team works closely with the children to provide continuity between nursery and life at home. Professionals believe parent partnership is important to allow key people to support each child and their families as individuals.
The nursery offers childcare for employees of the University of Cambridge but also...
Funding & Fees
Our fees include all consumables such as formula milk, nappies, nappy cream, baby wipes, sun cream, freshly prepared well-balanced meals throughout the day and all activities. Our full fee information is available to download on our website.
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Type of Service
- Day Nursery
Opening Schedule
Open all yearFull days available
YesHalf day sessions offered
YesGroup/Owner
- Childbase Partnership
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Lesa Clare (Manager)
Number of Childcare Staff
- 64
Total Places for Children
- 120
Age Range
- from 0 years 3 months
- to 5 years 0 months
Meals Provided
NoConsumables provided
NoOpening Times
- Monday 08:00-18:00
- Tuesday 08:00-18:00
- Wednesday 08:00-18:00
- Thursday 08:00-18:00
- Friday 08:00-18:00
When Closed
- Bank Holidays (excluding May Bank Holidays)
Parking
- Parking is on a shared car park pass.
University Nursery at West Cambridge Reviews (154)
University Nursery at West Cambridge has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.927) out of 10, based on 33 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time University Nursery at West Cambridge has 154 reviews.
Staff always friendly, always attentive and so creative in their writing of the days.
Good mixture of fun/learning.
Great resources/equipment.
My son clearly loves their room facilities/outside and inside - he really has connected very well with his key worker.
The staff are very loving and caring, my son loves going every day.
The food is always amazing.
School readiness is so appreciated as my child can't wait to go to school.
This nursery is a very welcoming and friendly place to bring our child three days a week. The staff have the interest of the babies first and foremost. The facility is clean and tidy which shows hygiene standards are set high. Our son is very happy here and we hope he continues to enjoy future years at this nursery.
Excellent experience overall, staff very reassuring. My daughter loves coming into nursery, which contributes to keeping my stress levels low, as an anxious first-time mum. Especially love the language support for bilingual children, makes mum and dad's job easier!
The staff are quite friendly and professional. My daughter starting at 15months settled well in a month. Teachers are very enthusiastic, helpful and considerate. The facilities overall are very good although, I hope the garden could be larger.
The University Nursery at West Cambridge is lovely on all levels. My 6 months old baby has a great and strong attachment with his key person and is always happy to stay and play. The staff and quality of care is excellent there and as a first-time mum, I have no worries leaving my son in their care.
The nursery is very well equipped and well organised with lovely facilities and management is always welcoming and friendly. You can also tell that staff members are happy working there.
I absolutely love the flexibility to be able to pop in and breastfeed my baby. I would recommend the nursery.
It's a really good nursery and we're quite happy with it. The people who look after my son are really good with him. He really likes them. They always give us detailed feedback about what he did during the day.
This has been a fantastic setting for both my son and daughter. We were always listened to. Staff are very helpful and caring. I recommend this nursery to all of my friends/colleagues. The staff are very understanding to the new starters and during the transition periods. BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE.
Generally very good.
Helpful staff who care.
The only improvement would be to manage the parking bays as it can be difficult to park at peak times and sometimes cars have been parked all day.
Given the opportunity, we will be sending our new son here too!
My son is vegetarian (no meat, fish or eggs) and the nursery staff have explored different foods and recipes so that he does not get left out for birthday cakes, pancake day and other special occasions. For this, we are very grateful. In addition, the nursery staff noticed that he doesn't like gravy and adjusted his daily menu to suit. This was incredible given the number of children they look after. My husband and I cannot thank the West Cambridge Nursery staff enough.
My daughter is extremely happy here. The staff are helpful, friendly and above all, very professional. My daughter has developed skills like walking, using syllables to communicate and 'saying' hello/bye very early, which I think are the result of the games and activities carried out at the nursery.
A brilliant nursery where you can see and feel the commitment of the staff to the whole school and the complete development of the children. Very happy to have my daughter here and I know my daughter is happy here too!
The nursery has a wonderful and caring atmosphere and it is obvious that the staff really care about the children here. They provide such a wide range of activities and encourage my two children to develop skills and interests. It's a wonderful place and I cannot recommend it enough. Thanks so much.
My baby girl joined the Ladybirds room in March 2016. She absolutely loves the nursery, her new friends and room staff. They have a lot of activities during the day and I can see that my child really enjoys her time in the nursery. Also, I feel confident that my child is well taken care of. Thank you very much for your hard work!
Our son has been attending University Nursery at West Cambridge for the past month. He settled very quickly thanks in large part to the attentive staff in his room. They have focused on helping him build relationships with his classmates with the goal to help him transition to reception in a year.
The nursery's setting is great and the staff are very friendly. My son's adaptation went well, probably because of his key person system that I like very much - now my son loves coming to the nursery and I can see each day he is making a lot of progress there!
Our two daughters love coming to nursery. The staff are excellent. The environment is first class. We are very happy with almost every aspect, from food to activities and learning tasks to management. There are two aspects that could be improved, although both are already good. 1, occasionally bookings for holidays and bank holidays are missed - an online calendar for our children would help us to communicate dates better. 2, The outside space for the rooms might benefit from being a little larger, this is hard to achieve in the current building however.
We have had an extremely positive experience at the West Cambridge Nursery. As a parent of a child with additional needs, we so appreciate the lengths to which the nursery has gone to, to support our son and our family. Great support, great teaching, great food - great everything! We have no hesitation in enthusiastically recommending West Cambridge Nursery.
Child Vacancies
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News (7) & Events (0)
- Posted: Thursday 31 Jul 2025There was cause for celebration at West Cambridge Day Nursery in Cambridge as proud practitioners and parents learnt that the setting had achieved an ‘Outstanding’ judgement from Ofsted for the...
- Posted: Tuesday 27 May 2025Childbase Partnership has been awarded a coveted ‘Top 10’ position in the prestigious Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025, ranking the company amongst the best employers in the...
- Posted: Monday 03 Mar 2025Childbase Partnership has topped the league tables for the second year running, maintaining the No.1 spot for the quality of Early Years care and education throughout its 44 day nurseries....
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Awards / Recognitions (22)
- Recipient: Childbase PartnershipDate: Tuesday 31 Mar 2026
- Recipient: Childbase PartnershipDate: Monday 31 Mar 2025
- Recipient: Childbase PartnershipDate: Thursday 28 Mar 2024
Meet the Team (1)
Lesa is the Manager of West Cambridge Day Nursery in Cambridge and has a wealth of experience, having worked in the early years sector for 21 years. Lesa has several qualifications, including an NVQ Level 3 Early Years Care and Education and has been with Childbase Partnership for 12 years.
I love the family environment at the nursery, the warm and welcoming staff and the outstanding practice delivered throughout all of our rooms.
Being recognised as a top 20 rated nursery in East of England from DayNurseries parent reviews.
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