University Nursery at West Cambridge

The University Nursery, 8 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FZ
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  • University Nursery at West Cambridge, Cambridge
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 have a restricted amount of spots for local families who do not work or study at the university.

Each age group has its own designated garden directly outside its playroom, enabling all children to access a secure outdoor environment at any time of the day. The nursery has also obtained their Green Flag Eco-Schools Award.

In each of the five age groups, the children explore in light, airy and spacious rooms which provide them with the opportunity to grow and develop through a stimulating and sociable environment.

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Care Provided by University Nursery at West Cambridge

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Lesa Clare (Manager)
  • Admission Criteria
    • Current Students and Staff of Cambridge University only
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 64
  • Total Places for Children
  • 120
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening 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 carpark pass.


University Nursery at West Cambridge Reviews (136)

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University Nursery at West Cambridge has a Review Score of 10 (9.962) out of 10, based on 33 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time University Nursery at West Cambridge has 136 reviews.

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Review from A A (Mother of Child) published on 20 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

We are very pleased with the nursery.
The staff is caring and friendly and our son appears to be settling in rather nicely.
It is reassuring to see the diversity in activities and to receive updates throughout the day.

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Review from Carmen D (Mother of Child) published on 9 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

As a parent, I am extremely happy that my daughter attends this nursery. From when she was a baby to now, she has received outstanding care.
She has thrived in this nursery and I am grateful to the staff for providing such a wonderful environment.

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Review from John C (Father of Child) published on 9 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A delight, such care, such happiness. Could not have been happier with our choice.
Staff always friendly, always attentive and so creative in their writing of the days.

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Review from Stef J (Mother of Child) published on 7 February 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are very friendly and I feel that my son is in very capable hands.
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.

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Review from A B (Father of Child) published on 14 December 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are very loving and caring, my son loves going every day.

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Review from Amy S (Mother of Child) published on 24 November 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child loves coming to nursery. The resources in Butterflies are brilliant and the staff work really hard with new activities to keep them interested.
The food is always amazing.
School readiness is so appreciated as my child can't wait to go to school.

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Review from Sam G (Father of Child) published on 22 November 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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.

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Review from Cinzia C (Mother of Child) published on 22 November 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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!

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Review from Hong (Mother of Child) published on 26 October 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

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.

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Review from Gosia D (Mother of Child) published on 10 October 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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.


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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.


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Review from Sepma P (Mother of Child) published on 27 September 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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.

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Review from Deniz T (Mother of Child) published on 13 July 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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.

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Review from Matt R (Father of Child) published on 18 May 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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!


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Review from Njemile F (Mother of Child) published on 12 April 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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.

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Review from Pavel G (Father of Child) published on 5 April 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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.

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Review from Christopher L (Father of Child) published on 30 March 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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!

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Review from J F (Mother of Child) published on 17 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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.

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Review from Olga G (Mother of Child) published on 14 November 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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!

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Review from Gwendolyn (Mother of Child) published on 14 October 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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.

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Review from L D (Mother of Child) published on 29 September 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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!

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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.962)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.962) out of 10 for University Nursery at West Cambridge is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 33 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 33 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.962 for University Nursery at West Cambridge is calculated as follows: ( (380 Excellents x 5) + (15 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 395 Ratings = 4.962

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for University Nursery at West Cambridge is based on 33 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4

    • ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 120 number of registered child places is 24, which has been reached with 33 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Lesa

Lesa Clare

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2009

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.


What is your favourite feature of West Cambridge?
I love the family environment at the nursery, the warm and welcoming staff and the outstanding practice delivered throughout all of our rooms.


What are you most proud of about your nursery/team?
Being recognised as a top 20 rated nursery in East of England from DayNurseries parent reviews.


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