Sessional pre-school in Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire
Waterbeach Community Playgroup
The Playhouse, School Grounds, High Street, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9JU · 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 October 1992Reference 221774Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 February 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Playhouse, School Grounds, High Street, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9JU · More nurseries in CB25
Stations
- Waterbeach13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Merton Park2 min walk
- Waterbeach Green5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 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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Waterbeach Community Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at The Playhouse, School Grounds, High Street, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9JU, in Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 11 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterbeach Community PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Waterbeach Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 under 0.1 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Waterbeach Community Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Waterbeach Community Playgroup Good at its inspection on 9 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Waterbeach Community Playgroup take?
Waterbeach Community Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Waterbeach Community Playgroup?
Waterbeach is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Waterbeach Community Playgroup?
You can call 01223 440769 and visit www.waterbeachplaygroup.org.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 221774 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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