Godmanchester Pre-School

Butcher Drive, Godmanchester, Huntingdon PE29 2NL
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9.9 67 Reviews
  • Godmanchester Pre-School, Huntingdon
Godmanchester is a dedicated early years childcare provider based in Cambridgeshire. It is close by to local amenities and transport links.

A member of the Early Years Alliance, this high-quality setting provides a dedicated key person for each child in the provision.

This warm and welcoming nursery offers a safe and secure environment for young children to learn and grow.

Healthy snacks are provided daily for children to enjoy.

Godmanchester is a plastic-free setting which means they have eliminated as much single-use plastic as they can from the setting. They aim to continue to build upon their environmental challenge to create a setting which is sustainable and supportive of their children's future.

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Care Provided by Godmanchester Pre-School

  • Type of Service
  • Nursery School – Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned
  • Open term time
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Samantha Sinclair (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 9
  • Registered Charity Number
  • 1096526
  • Total Places for Children
  • 48
  • Age Range
    • from 2 years 0 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 08:45-14:45
    Tuesday 08:45-14:45
    Wednesday 08:45-14:45
    Thursday 08:45-14:45
    Friday 08:45-14:45
  • When Closed
  • School Holidays

Funding & Fees Guide for Godmanchester Pre-School

  • Current fees are: £23.00 per 3 hours session for 2, 3 and 4-year-old's, and £46.00 for a full day (08:45am - 2:45pm for 2, 3 and 4 year old's).


    Children are eligible for funding in the term following their third birthday. All 3 and 4 Year olds can access funded hours, and if eligible up to 30 funded hours.


    If your child is two-years old, your child may be eligible to attend the 2 year old funded childcare programme.

  • All fee's are subject to review and advance notice will be given of any changes.


    To check eligibilty please contact the setting for more information or go to Childcare Choices | 30 Hours Childcare, Tax-Free Childcare and More | Help with Costs | GOV UK


    If your child is two-years old, your child may be eligible to attend the 2 year old funded childcare programme. Apply online - Funded hours for eligible 2 year olds - Cambridgeshire County Council.


    For more information on available childcare funding including Tax-Free Childcare - GOV UK, and/or childcare costs please contact the Families Information Service (FIS).

Godmanchester Pre-School Reviews (67)

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Godmanchester Pre-School has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.945) out of 10, based on 17 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Godmanchester Pre-School has 67 reviews.

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Review from Giovana R (Mother of Child) published on 13 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Without a doubt the best Pre-school in the area. Amazing outdoor & indoor space, designed with the children in mind. Clean and tidy and with lots of bathrooms so the kids don't have to share. The pet Bearded dragon Leo is also adorable. Staff are super friendly and helpful. Wish I would have signed
her up sooner.

Reply from Samantha Sinclair, Manager at Godmanchester Pre-School

Thank you for your lovely comments, the management and staff team work hard to provide the best learning spaces possible. We would of loved to have had her sooner.


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Review from Emily T (Mother of Child) published on 13 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Staff are very welcoming, supportive and friendly. The space is always clean and engaging for the children. The whole team are absolutely lovely, my 2 just adore them. You can tell all the children are treated with kindness and they are allowed to and encouraged to be curious and play with others. The
growth I have seen in both my children has been truly amazing to watch. Everyone has been extremely helpful when it came to potty training or helping my children express emotions through words and not screams. All the children learn through play and all the different activities set up are fun, very creative and help develop different skills I have taken a few ideas for home too! My 2 have learnt so much without even realising it because they are having so much fun! I'm so glad I sent my daughter here, and it makes me very emotional that come September she won't be here. But my son will, and I can't wait to see what they teach him next.

Reply from Samantha Sinclair, Manager at Godmanchester Pre-School

Your comments are so wonderful to read, this will bring so much joy to the team. Our experienced team strive to support each and every family and we are glad we could help you.


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Review from C B (Mother of Child) published on 13 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

From application to settling in my little boy has thrived here. The staff are experienced and caring. It really shows I feel. The children all seem happy & content. My son loves all of the concentrated lessons like science experiments, numbers, colours and writing. This is not something I experienced
anywhere else.
He also loves the different themes that are changed regularly by staff. Vet corner, people that help us, kitchen at home etc We have had a positive experience here & would recommend.

Reply from Samantha Sinclair, Manager at Godmanchester Pre-School

It is great to read that through every point of the process, you have felt your child has thrived. The themes allow us to explore and extend each child's learning, which we love to do. Thank you for sharing.


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Review from Hannah D (Mother of Child) published on 15 November 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son started in September and is loving his time there. The staff are all very welcoming and helpful. They helped him settle in and adjust to this new environment. It is great to see how happy my son is at drop off and pick up. His confidence has increased exponentially. An amazing school!

Reply from Samantha Sinclair, Manager at Godmanchester Pre-School

Thank you for your review, it has been lovely to see him grow in confidence with the staff team's support.


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Review from Nicole A (Mother of Child) published on 16 July 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child has attended Godmanchester Pre-School since January 2023 and when she started I was really anxious as a first-time mum and having not experienced letting go much in my parenting journey. However I was immediately reassured and the staff were incredible in helping her settle in. They regularly
share updates on what the kids are up to and provide amazing experiences. I highly recommend this pre-school to any parents!

Reply from Samantha Sinclair, Manager at Godmanchester Pre-School

Most of the staff team are mums themselves, so we understand the difficulty in letting go, but I am delighted you felt and can see how well the team support the family's transition to preschool. Thank you for those kind words.


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Review from L B (Mother of Child) published on 10 July 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter adores this preschool. She runs in with a big smile on her face every single day and has never once told me she didn't want to go. She seems to have loads of friends, enjoys making use of the outdoor space, and seems to love the staff. She enjoys the sports club and also the 'after-school
club' (extra hour) and often asks to stay on the days I pick her up at the normal time! I also enjoy reading the thorough updates on the progress that we get through Famly.

Reply from Samantha Sinclair, Manager at Godmanchester Pre-School

We love to see the smiling faces of our children and are delighted that she is so happy here. It is wonderful to hear how much she enjoys the extra external activities that we offer.


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Review from O O (Mother of Child) published on 26 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My experience in pre nursery is that all the teachers are doing excellent job in aspects of teaching the children and making the children to look nice. More also making them to have self confidence by themselves and also making them to be polite in all aspects.

Reply from Samantha Sinclair, Manager at Godmanchester Pre-School

Thank you for your review and high praise for the staff team.


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Review from S L (Mother of Child) published on 26 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We absolutely love this pre school, all members of staff are professional, fun and have a caring nature. My little girl loves going to school, they provide a wide range of activities which are in door and out, there’s something new every day!
They also provide wonderful experiences for them such as
looking after the schools lizard, animal experiences, themed events.
Highly recommend this setting.

Reply from Samantha Sinclair, Manager at Godmanchester Pre-School

Your comments are lovely to read, thank you for sharing these and recognising all the extra opportunities that we offer here.


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Review from G B (Mother of Child) published on 26 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son loves this pre school. Great fun and great teachers. He loves the free flow between classroom and playing outside. He has learnt a lot and made some lovely friends. We will be sending his siblings there as well.

Reply from Samantha Sinclair, Manager at Godmanchester Pre-School

Thank you for your comments, we are pleased to hear how much you like the preschool. We look forward to welcoming his siblings very soon.


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Review from Tasha S (Mother of Child) published on 14 February 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We absolutely love the preschool. All three of my children have been here and absolutely loved it. It’s a lovely setting and the staff are the best. Management are flexible and understanding and make a real effort to be part of the wider community. The staff are lovely with my son and extremely patient.
The setting is always lovely and clean too.

Reply from Samantha Sinclair, Manager at Godmanchester Pre-School

Thank you for the lovely review, it's wonderful when siblings get to experience the preschool and we are thrilled they have all enjoyed it.


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Review from S J (Mother of Child) published on 13 February 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Staff are all lovely, very attentive, understanding and supportive not only to my daughter but also to myself. Very welcoming and friendly, the preschool is always set out lovely, with something to suit everyone individually whether it be indoor, outdoor quiet, alone or as a group! My daughter loves
it.

Reply from Samantha Sinclair, Manager at Godmanchester Pre-School

Thank you for the lovely comments, these will be passed to the staff team.


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Review from E H (Mother of Child) published on 13 February 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My twin daughters have been attending for a few weeks now and have settled in so easily and nicely. All the staff have been friendly and helpful. My daughters always come out so happy and excited to tell me what they have been doing while at pre school.

Reply from Samantha Sinclair, Manager at Godmanchester Pre-School

Thank you for sharing how well your twin daughters have settled with us. Settling in is an important part of every child's journey, so I'm glad we aided in a good transition for them and it's lovely to hear that they feed back on all the wonderful things they have done during the day.


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Review from Dawn C (Mother of Child) published on 13 February 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This is my second child to go through the preschool. It's clean and light with lots of activity for the children to do. The bathroom is easily accessible to the children. The outdoor space is always open allowing the children to play outside or in. The staff are amazing, friendly and helpful.

Reply from Samantha Sinclair, Manager at Godmanchester Pre-School

Thank you for your lovely comments about the preschool. It is always a pleasure when we see siblings joining us.


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Review from L H (Mother of Child) published on 23 January 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been attending the pre-school for eighteen months now and it has been so wonderful to see his confidence grow and watch him build great relationships with his friends and teachers. The setting is spacious, bright and clean with great facilities for indoor and outdoor learning/playing. He
always comes home chatting about the brilliant things he’s been up to each day. The staff are so friendly and caring towards the children. They work so hard to create a safe and fun environment for the children to learn and develop. His key worker has been amazing throughout his time at preschool and I know he is really going to miss her when he starts reception in September.

Reply from Samantha Sinclair, Manager at Godmanchester Pre-School

Thank you for your lovely comment. It is great to hear that your son comes home telling you all about his fun-filled day.


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Review from Danielle F (Mother of Child) published on 23 November 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff worked with myself and my daughter to get her settled into the setting and now she runs in to nursery with big smiles.The staff are absolutely amazing, so supportive to not just the children but to parents too. My daughter can’t say enough positive things about her 'teachers' and they build
such a lovely relationship with the children and are extremely kind. The setting is beautiful with a wide range of activities available to the children, clean and extremely spacious. My daughter has grown in confidence since starting and it’s an absolute pleasure to see and she can’t wait to tell me about all the fun activities she got up to. I can’t thank you enough for everything you have done for my little girl. I couldn’t recommend this nursery enough. Such a high standard in everything they do.

Reply from Samantha Sinclair, Manager at Godmanchester Pre-School

Thank you for your review, what a lovely comment to read and share with others. We are delighted she is so happy at our setting.


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Review from R H (Mother of Child) published on 8 November 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has thoroughly enjoyed starting preschool. He was a bit nervous at first but was made to feel extremely comfortable, and after day one, he was so excited to go back. The staff are amazing and always there to listen to your needs and give great advice and updates on your child’s development. The
setting itself is lovely with all the toys in the world, and my son always leaves with a smile on his face and tells me all the exciting things he’s done during the day. I cannot recommend this setting enough.

Reply from Samantha Sinclair, Manager at Godmanchester Pre-School

Thank you for your lovely review - your comments will be shared with the staff; we are delighted that he is so happy at our setting.


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Review from L C (Mother of Child) published on 8 June 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been going to the pre-school since September 2021. He had no problems settling in and has always looked forward to going to pre-school.
They do lovely activities with the children such as baking, gardening and crafts.
Recently they have duckling eggs hatch while they are learning about
spring, such lovely experiences for the children.
He has remained with the same key worker for the whole time so I like how there is a consistent routine and they can develop a good relationship.
My son's vocabulary and numeracy really improved quickly after starting and has continued to flourish.
The management and staff have helped support my son who finds alot of food challenging. This was one of my main concerns in starting at pre-school but they have been supportive and helped build his confidence in eating in the setting. For which we are very grateful. All the staff are friendly.
We have already registered for his sibling to start next year.

Reply from Samantha Sinclair, Manager at Godmanchester Pre-School

Thank you for your lovely review, we are delighted to hear how much fun your son has here.


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Review from H S (Father of Child) published on 1 September 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The school staff made the children love school tremendously. The environment has clean and disciplined management. Good activities are being organised for the development of children. Everything is great. We are very pleased, I hope everything continues very well for the children.

Reply from Stacey Francis, COM at Godmanchester Pre-School

Thank you for your positive review, I will feed this back to the manager and team. Glad your child is enjoying their time with us.


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Review from Tania B (Mother of Child) published on 1 June 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been at the preschool for eighteen months and she loves it so much, she goes every day. Her confidence has grown so much since attending. The staff are amazing with her and so friendly and helpful when we see them. The building is so lovely and open, so many wonderful areas for the children
to explore different things they chose to do. Lots of options to go outside and lots of new toys too. They really encourage independence in their everyday activities. I would recommend this preschool so much.

Reply from Samantha Sinclair, Manager at Godmanchester Pre-School

Thank you for your review. We are delighted that your daughter had such a lovely time here.


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Review from Julie L (Mother of Child) published on 30 May 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

What a wonderful pre-school! I have nothing but praise for the staff. They are all so welcoming, kind and caring to the children. My little girl gets so excited to attend this pre-school and has learnt so much. Thank you all, you're amazing!

Reply from Stacey Francis, COM at Godmanchester Pre-School

Thank you for your lovely review, glad to hear your little girl is happy and settled and praise our fantastic team at Godmanchester.


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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.945)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.945) out of 10 for Godmanchester Pre-School 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 17 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 17 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 4.945 for Godmanchester Pre-School is calculated as follows: ( (190 Excellents x 5) + (11 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 201 Ratings = 4.945

  • 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 Godmanchester Pre-School is based on 17 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 48 number of registered child places is 9.6, which has been reached with 17 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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Awards / Recognitions (1)

Top 20 Nurseries East of England 2020

Recipient: Godmanchester Pre-School

Date: Tuesday 31 Mar 2020 More details

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Meet the Team (9)

Sam

Sam

Job Title: Early Years Manager

Joined: 2022

Manager,
Designated Safeguarding lead,
First Aider


Jess

Jess

Job Title: Early Years Assistant Manager

Joined: 2022

Deputy Manager, Safeguarding Lead,
Key person, First aid


Ayshea

Ayshea

Job Title: Lead Early Years Educator

Joined: 2017

Key person, SENDco, First aid


Kathryn

Kathryn

Job Title: Early Years Educator

Joined: 2019

Key person, Safeguarding lead.


Kelly

Kelly Featherstone

Job Title: Early Years Educator

Joined: 2020

Key person, First aid


Louise

Louise Brown

Job Title: Early Years Educator

Joined: 2021

Key person, Safeguarding Lead, First aid


Tracy

Tracy Arno

Job Title: Early Years Educator

Joined: 2024

- Key person
- First aid
- Child Protection


Nicole

Nicole

Job Title: Currently on maternity leave - Early Years Assistant

Joined: 2023

Early Years Assistant, First aid


Sienna

Sienna

Job Title: Assistant Early Years Educator

Joined: 2024

Assistant Early Years Educator


Frequently Asked Questions about Godmanchester Pre-School

What is the Age Range of Children that Godmanchester Pre-School accepts?

Godmanchester Pre-School accepts Children aged from 2 years 0 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Godmanchester Pre-School Open?

Godmanchester Pre-School is open: Monday 08:45-14:45, Tuesday 08:45-14:45, Wednesday 08:45-14:45, Thursday 08:45-14:45, Friday 08:45-14:45.

How many Children does Godmanchester Pre-School have capacity for?

Godmanchester Pre-School has capacity for a total of 48 Children.

How far is Godmanchester Pre-School to the centre of Huntingdon?

1.5 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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