Childcare in Sudbury (Suffolk)
Sudbury (Suffolk) has 9 day nurseries, 6 pre-schools, 6 school nursery classes, 4 childminders and 1 after-school club. Ofsted has inspected 16 of them and rated 15 Good or better, 3 of them Outstanding. 10 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.
26 settings, best rated first. 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 2025Closed Clare Mega Activity Camps Prestige Sports Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Little Oaks Wrap Around Care at Acton Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Pot Kiln Wraparound Care Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Sunflowers Childcare C.I.C Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Sunflower Childcare Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Prestige Mega Activity Camps Sudbury Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Sudbury (Suffolk)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Sudbury (Suffolk) take funded hours?
10 of the 26 settings in Sudbury (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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Sudbury (Suffolk) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 3 of the 16 settings Ofsted has inspected in Sudbury (Suffolk) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Sudbury (Suffolk) take babies?
20 settings in Sudbury (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 Sudbury (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 Sudbury (Suffolk)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.