Full-day nursery in Ely, Cambridgeshire
The Maltings Day Nursery
Ship Lane, Ely, CB7 4BB · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 January 2009Reference EY389853Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 May 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places48 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 April 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Ship Lane, Ely, CB7 4BB · More nurseries in CB7
Stations
- Ely8 min walk · 0.3 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Jubilee Gardens1 min walk
- Cherry Hill2 min walk
- Lavender Green4 min walk
- Ely Country Park8 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, 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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The Maltings Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Ship Lane, Ely, CB7 4BB, in Ely, Cambridgeshire. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.7 from 3 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Wigwam Nurseries Ltd.
Run by Wigwam Nurseries Ltd (company), which runs 5 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 0.3 miles
- Highfield Ely Academy ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected May 2024 0.7 miles
- Spring Meadow Infant School Primaryages 4–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.9 miles
- Lantern Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.9 miles
- Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.9 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 1.0 miles
- Isle of Ely Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.1 miles
- Ely College Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected March 2025 0.9 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 The Maltings Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Maltings Day Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 27 May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Maltings Day Nursery take?
The Maltings Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
Who runs The Maltings Day Nursery?
The Maltings Day Nursery is run by Wigwam Nurseries Ltd, which runs 5 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Maltings Day Nursery?
Ely is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Maltings Day Nursery?
You can call 01353 661442 and visit www.themaltingsdaynursery.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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY389853 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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