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University Holiday Provision

Booking for UCHP February Half Term 2026 is now open! 

Please see our Registration and Booking and Fees and Payments pages for more information.

 

Changes to Early Years Funding

There are now additional funded hours of childcare available for eligible working families.

To find out more about the scheme, support with childcare costs and to see whether you are eligible please follow the link to the government's Best Start in Life website.

 

University Nursery Places

There are spaces available for certain booking patterns and age groups across all the University's workplace nurseries. For information about our nurseries and how to apply, please follow the link here or contact us on childcareservices@admin.cam.ac.uk. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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University Nurseries

University Nurseries

The University operates four University workplace nurseries.

Holiday Playscheme

University of Cambridge Holiday Playscheme

We provide high quality play opportunities and care for children who have started primary school (from reception class to 15 years old) throughout Cambridgeshire Local Authority school holidays (excluding Christmas and Bank Holidays).

University parents

Information for University parents

The University of Cambridge along with the Colleges recognise the important need to support staff, students and visiting scholars with families. Therefore, we offer a Childcare Information Service, whereby we provide information on a variety of different areas relating to family life in Cambridge.

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