Full-day nursery in Ely, Cambridgeshire
Bright Horizons Ely Day Nursery and Preschool
5 St Thomas Place, Cambridgeshire Business Park, Angel Drove, Ely, CB7 4EX · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since July 2015Reference EY491997Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 29 July 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places120 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 September 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
5 St Thomas Place, Cambridgeshire Business Park, Angel Drove, Ely, CB7 4EX · More nurseries in CB7
Stations
- Ely10 min walk · 0.4 miles
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Cambridgeshire there are about 2.8 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Bright Horizons Ely Day Nursery and Preschool is a full-day nursery at 5 St Thomas Place, Cambridgeshire Business Park, Angel Drove, Ely, CB7 4EX, in Ely, Cambridgeshire. It is registered for 120 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.3 from 12 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited.
Run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited (company), which runs 245 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- King's Ely ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Ely St John's Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- Highfield Ely Academy ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected May 2024 1.2 miles
- Lantern Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 1.4 miles
- Spring Meadow Infant School Primaryages 4–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.5 miles
- Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 1.6 miles
- Isle of Ely Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.6 miles
- Little Thetford CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Bright Horizons Ely Day Nursery and Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Horizons Ely Day Nursery and Preschool Good at its inspection on 29 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Horizons Ely Day Nursery and Preschool take?
Bright Horizons Ely Day Nursery and Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 120 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Horizons Ely Day Nursery and Preschool?
Bright Horizons Ely Day Nursery and Preschool is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited, which runs 245 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Bright Horizons Ely Day Nursery and Preschool?
Ely is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bright Horizons Ely Day Nursery and Preschool?
You can call 01353 882040 and visit www.brighthorizons.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY491997 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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