Patacake Day Nursery

Sedley Court, Malta Road, Cambridge CB1 3LW
Submit a Review
9.9 130 Reviews
  • Patacake Day Nursery, Cambridge
Patacake Day Nursery is a private day care nursery situated in a light and spacious building in Sedley Court in Cambridge.

The nursery is conveniently situated with easy access to the A14 and M11 and is only a short walk from Cambridge train station.

Patacake Day Nursery is open full-time from 8:00 am – 6:00 pm caring for children from 3 months to 5 years.

The nursery recently underwent a full refurbishment. The environments have been designed to cater for the individual ages and stages of the children and to provide a caring and nurturing environment which stimulates their curiosity and imagination.

The rooms are equipped with state of the art educational resources, providing environments rich in exciting and engaging learning opportunities and experiences which are tailored to meet children's individual interests.

The nursery's on-site chef prepares all the children's meals fresh on the premises each day and the menus are designed in conjunction with a paediatric dietician.

The nursery also offers extracurricular activities including a gardening activity which is supported by the Royal Horticultural Society’s School Gardening Awards training programme.

Patacake nursery were finalists at the 2023 NMT awards in the SENCO category.

Show Patacake Day Nursery on the Map

Care Provided by Patacake Day Nursery

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • James Seaman (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 40
  • Total Places for Children
  • 131
  • 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 & Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Patacake Day Nursery

  • Please contact us for a copy of our current fees or for any information on funding.
  • Parking

  • Short stay visiting can use the drop off spaces outside the nursery, long stay will need to use a side road near by.


Patacake Day Nursery Reviews (130)

Total of 130, showing 61-80
9.9

Patacake Day Nursery has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.929) out of 10, based on 32 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Patacake Day Nursery has 130 reviews.

Overall Experience

  • 122
  • 8
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

Date Published

130
3
5
32
98

Review from Chris H (Father of Child) published on 5 February 2021
Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Having had both my son and nephew attend the nursery from a very early age I could not recommend it enough. Lovely engaging staff that really love their job and are wonderful with the children, giving them confidence and the skills needed for starting primary school.

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Patacake Day Nursery

Thank you for your lovely review, we are delighted to hear your positive thoughts on our Nursery.


Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from Elena B (Mother of Child) published on 5 February 2021
Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

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 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 every day 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 every day 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.

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Patacake Day Nursery

Thank you for your kind review and recommendation, we are delighted to hear your positive thoughts on our Nursery and what a great journey you are having with us.


Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from Sarah T (Godmother of Child) published on 22 January 2021
Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I love hearing that my godson loves his going to nursery. Learning different things and making different things. As well as meeting and making new friends. What really stands out is how genuinely the nursery workers all care for the kids. It’s obvious how much they love them, and how much the kids all
enjoy being there. The way they handle this pandemic is impressive and safe.

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Patacake Day Nursery

Thank you for your fantastic review and kind words.
We are delighted to hear how much your godson enjoys nursery with us.


Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from Claire L (Mother of Child) published on 6 January 2021
Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son began attending this nursery when he was a year old. We were nervous around his introductions during the pandemic but the staff were fantastic. He has now been there 4 months and loved every day, despite a few initial tears. He has formed such a good bond with the staff in his room, smiling excitedly
when we arrive each morning. It has made this year a lot easier to manage as a key worker knowing he is being cared for in a safe environment where he is so happy. The staff supported him in a room transition when he started back after Christmas and were able to do so ensuring covid restrictions were maintained and he settled in well! I was full of nerves for him knowing he hadn’t had the usual transition days due to not mixing of rooms but I was surprised at how relaxed and confident he was going in on his first day in the new room. I can not thank the staff enough and highly recommend this nursery.

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Patacake Day Nursery

Thank you for your positive feedback- we are delighted to hear what a great experience you are having with us.


Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from Owen B (Father of Child) published on 6 January 2021
Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son started this nursery halfway through the year and despite the difficulties, covid has brought up, it has been a constant positive for us as a family. He settled in well and this was supported by the staff in the baby room who clearly care and value him. The nursery are consistent in providing
updates around how they are ensuring appropriate procedures are in place to keep all the children at the nursery safe and guidance around the pandemic are met.

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Patacake Day Nursery

Thank you for your great review, we are delighted to hear you and your son's positive journey with us so far in these difficult times.


Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from Neil D (Father of Child) published on 30 December 2020
Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My two year old has been going to Patacake for over a year now. He absolutely loves it. The quality of care he’s received has been really impressive. High-quality healthy food, wonderful play areas and attentive, personalised learning support. The number of staff that have stayed there for over five
years just says it all.
What really stands out is how genuinely the nursery workers all care for the kids. It’s obvious how much they love them, and how much the kids all enjoy being there.
The way they handled the pandemic was something else again. Really safe, really professional, and really good at keeping us in the loop as the government changed plans again and again. I honestly have no idea how they did it. They’re all heroes in my eyes, from front of house to back office. I only wish we could thank them enough.
Patacake was the best thing in 2020 by far!

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Patacake Day Nursery

Thank you for your kind review, we are delighted to hear your kind words.


Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from Laura M (Mother of Child) published on 17 December 2020
Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My youngest child started at Patacake at five months old and has now been attending for nearly a year. That year has, of course, coincided with the outbreak of the pandemic, meaning very difficult times for everyone. The nursery has been a constantly positive, effective and reassuring presence during
that time and I could not be happier. The genuine warmth from the staff in his room is clear to see and has meant my child has developed strong bonds with the people who look after him every morning. He is confident and happy going to nursery and has made leaps and bounds in his development as a result. I know that at Patacake he is always well cared for by people who know and value him, and that's really everything I am looking for. I'd recommend the nursery without hesitation.

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Patacake Day Nursery

Thank you for your great review, we are delighted to hear what a positive journey you have had with us.


Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from Steve J (Father of Child) published on 15 December 2020
Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our children have been attending Patacake Day Nursery since the summer of 2020. In this time, we have been really impressed by:
The food - made fresh daily, extremely varied and healthy menus.
The staff - extremely professional, experienced, providing excellent care and treating our children as unique
individuals.
The activities and facilities - varied, well thought out, providing lots of different, guided learning opportunities through play.
The management - great communicators, providing really interesting weekly updates.
We are really happy and strongly recommend Patacake Day Nursery.

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Patacake Day Nursery

Thank you for your great review and kind words about our Nursery.


Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from Richard M (Father of Child) published on 15 December 2020
Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son joined the baby room and settled quickly thanks to the caring staff. He is now in pre-toddlers and thriving. The facilities and environment are top class and the children are involved in a wide array of activities every day.

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Patacake Day Nursery

Thank you for your great review and kind words about our Nursery.


Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from Crystal N (Mother of Child) published on 15 December 2020
Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My daughter started going to Patacake Day Nursery in September 2020 when she was 17 months. She has been going for almost 4 months and she loves it so much and that’s what we as parents care about the most. The staff there are very caring, patient and nice. At the beginning, we felt worried about her
settling so we kept asking different questions. The manager and other staff were always so patient and answered every question we had, which reassured us a lot. There is one thing I love the most about this nursery and that is that they are always open to any suggestions and respect the parents’ options. It’s a very nice experience in Patacake Day Nursery.

Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from Jean C (Mother of Child) published on 27 November 2020
Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

As a mother, I could not be happier to leave my daughter with the Patacake staff. Due to her finding it difficult to part from me, the staff was amazing in supporting myself and my child to settle in. Her development has grown in heaps and feel we have been supported all the way with her learning and
development. I would recommend this nursery to anyone looking for a safe environment for their child, with caring and friendly staff.

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Patacake Day Nursery

Thank you for your great review, we are delighted to hear your positive thoughts on our nursery and team.


Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from Katharine T (Godmother of Child) published on 25 November 2020
Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I love to hear my godson tell me how much he enjoys Pre-School and how much fun he has with the activities they do and learning at the same time with the friendly, caring staff at Patacake! Keep up the great work you do.

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Patacake Day Nursery

Thank you for your kind review, we are delighted to hear how much your godson enjoys his time with us!


Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from Archie R (Uncle of Child) published on 24 November 2020
Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

So I'm an uncle of a child who goes to Patacake and the staff are just so nice and friendly. We struggled to get my nephew in sometimes and the staff were so understanding about how it's a new place. They definitely understood the needs of the child. I can highly recommend this nursery for development!

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Patacake Day Nursery

Thank you for your kind recommendation, it is great to hear the positive journey you and your family are having with us.


Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from Dani (Mother of Child) published on 16 November 2020
Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Super friendly staff and management team. My son went to this nursery five years ago and now we send our daughter too. The communication between staff and parents is brilliant - this is extremely important when the kids are little as you want to know how they are in the nursery and what they did. The
staff always try to feedback to you with lots of information and they are very patient about your questions and concerns. They do lots of activities during the day so kids have lots of fun there. Sometimes when I go to pick up my daughter was still busy playing.

Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from Dean Y (Father of Child) published on 6 November 2020
Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The best day nursery in Cambridge and Cambridgeshire. A lovely friendly feel - the approachable staff and my daughter flourished. Very detailed daily report and a first-class settling in program. They also gave my daughter the confidence to transition to primary school. Thank you so much Patacake family.
I've always recommended Patacake and always will.

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Patacake Day Nursery

Thank you for your great review. We are delighted to hear your kind words.


Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from Jessica G (Nanny Carer of Child) published on 23 October 2020
Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff here are wonderful. They make everyone feel warm and welcome. The child I nanny for started in the pre-toddler room early August and I have seen such a positive change in her. They have helped her build up confidence and many motor skills. The staff, whether qualified or unqualified, know
what they are doing and care for each child deeply. The outings and experiences they get to enjoy are wonderful and very child friendly. They learn a lot more than I thought they would at a nursery. I would definitely recommend here. Even the manager and deputy manager are really helpful, clearing up any questions or concerns you have and are such kind loving people.

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Patacake Day Nursery

Thank you for your kind review It is wonderful to hear how much support you receive from our fantastic team.


Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from L H (Uncle of Child) published on 16 October 2020
Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am an uncle to a child who attends the nursery, they are always talking about what they have learned and what they have done whilst being there. The staff are really friendly and the communication from staff is wonderful. Always get great feedback.
I would highly recommend the nursery.

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Patacake Day Nursery

Thank you for your kind review. We are delighted to hear how much they enjoy nursery.


Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from Alice W (Aunt of Child) published on 16 October 2020
Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My nephew has been going to Patacake since he was 11-months-old, and this year he graduated from the nursery from their Preschool room. The amount of things he had learnt is commendable and all praises for the staff that have helped him develop all through his early years; my sister says it was her
best decision ever!

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Patacake Day Nursery

Thank you for your kind review. We are delighted to hear how much your nephew enjoys nursery and has developed with us.


Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from Hanlin X (Mother of Child) published on 15 October 2020
Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son really enjoys going to the nursery every day. He's been there since Pre-Toddler stage and most of the staff seem to know him well and recognise him. He's got a really good appetite for food and I am glad that the nursery prepares hot food every day for him to enjoy and as parents we wouldn't
need to worry about food at all! The nursery curriculum seems to contain a good mix of physical exercises as well as quiet times such as reading and singing. He always surprises us at home with new things or new movements he has learnt. The nursery is also very good at managing social distancing during Covid with separate entrances for different rooms. Overall it's a very good nursery and I would no doubt recommend.


The only thing to suggest is maybe to introduce some apps such as Tapestry so that parents can better track what children did during the day with some photos maybe. Would love to see that happen so that we can more tangibly experience the happy moments that our son had at the nursery too!


Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Patacake Day Nursery

Thank you for your kind review. We are delighted to hear how much your son enjoys his time with us, especially the great food we provide.


Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Review from L V (Mother of Child) published on 11 September 2020
Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My children very much enjoyed their time in Patacake. The staff are friendly and helpful. They take care to ensure that there are a variety of activities every day and there is plenty of play outside in the garden.

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Patacake Day Nursery

Thank you for your kind review. We are delighted to hear how much your children enjoyed their time with us, especially our range of activities and great garden space.


Facilities / Outside Space

Learning

Resources / Equipment / ICT

Care

Activities

Staff

Food / Nutrition

Management

Cleanliness

Safeguarding

Value for Money

Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.929)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.929) out of 10 for Patacake Day Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 32 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 32 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 4.929 for Patacake Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (354 Excellents x 5) + (27 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 381 Ratings = 4.929

  • 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 Patacake Day Nursery is based on 32 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 131 number of registered child places is 26.2, which has been reached with 32 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.

Child Vacancies

Please Contact Us for Latest Vacancies

Awards / Recognitions (6)

Loading

Loading

Loading

Loading

Loading

Loading

Loading events

Meet the Team (6)

Kelly

Kelly Hajroussi

Job Title: Manager

Joined: 2003

Kelly is the nursery manager and has been at Patacake for 20 years; she is qualified with a level 5 and is the nursery-trained DSL.


James

James Seaman

Job Title: 3rd in charge/room leader

Joined: 2007

James has been at Patacake for 15 years and has a level 3 in childcare as well as leadership and management. He is our nursery SEND lead as well as behaviour management lead as well as running the toddler room.


Philippa

Philippa Shaw

Job Title: 3rd in charge/room leader

Joined: 2006

Philippa has been at the nursery for 16 years and is not only the room leader of the preschool room but is also the nursery ENCO. She is qualified for a level 4 in childcare.


Charlie

Charlie Barry

Job Title: Room leader

Joined: 2019

Charlie is our room leader of the Pre toddlers and over see's under 2's. She is qualified to a level 4 and is the nursery deputy E-safety lead.


Courtney

Courtney White

Job Title: Baby room leader

Joined: 2021

Courtney is our acting baby room leader covering for Rosie who is on Maternity leave. She is qualified for a level 3 and has been with Patacake for a year and a half.


Rosie

Rosie Whitehead

Job Title: Room leader

Joined: 2017

Rosie is our room leader of the baby room and is currently on Maternity leave. She is qualified to a level 3 and has been at Patacake for over 5 years.


Information on this page is displayed without responsibility for its accuracy on the part of daynurseries.co.uk. Please contact Patacake Day Nursery to verify any information. View our terms and conditions. Patacake Day Nursery has an Enhanced Service – more info.