Childcare in Haverhill (Suffolk)
Haverhill (Suffolk) has 8 day nurseries, 4 pre-schools, 7 school nursery classes and 4 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 12 of them and rated 9 Good or better, 4 of them Outstanding. 11 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Suffolk there are 30 places per 100 children under five, about the same as England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Suffolk, divided by the children aged 0 to 4 who live there at the 2021 Census. It compares areas; it is not a count of free places today. It also leaves out the 127 school nursery classes across Suffolk, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
6 settings match. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.
What has changed here
Ofsted does not publish closures, so we work them out by comparing releases. Worth knowing if you are working from an old list.
- Dec 2025Opened Unity Stars Norton Road Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Haverhill (Suffolk)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Haverhill (Suffolk) take funded hours?
7 of the 23 settings in Haverhill (Suffolk) are recorded as taking the government funded hours. Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Are any nurseries in Haverhill (Suffolk) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 4 of the 12 settings Ofsted has inspected in Haverhill (Suffolk) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Haverhill (Suffolk) take babies?
16 settings in Haverhill (Suffolk) are registered to take children under two. Ofsted's register does not say whether a setting runs a baby room or has space in it, so ring before you plan around it.
Is it hard to get a nursery place in Haverhill (Suffolk)?
Suffolk has 30 registered childcare places for every 100 children under five, against 32 across England. That is registered capacity rather than free places, so it compares areas rather than telling you what is available this week.
Towns close to Haverhill (Suffolk)
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