Report card Jan 2026
141 placesCO10 2GG01787371797
East of England
Childcare in Suffolk
604 registered providers with 12,107 places, up 4.7% since December 2021.
170day nurseries
229childminders
67after-school clubs
277newly registered since 2021
66.6%rated Good or better
352closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 18.8% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
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Ipswich93Bury St. Edmunds54Woodbridge23Stowmarket18Lowestoft17Haverhill (Suffolk)16Sudbury (Suffolk)16Newmarket (Suffolk)15Felixstowe11Beccles (Suffolk)6Brandon (Suffolk)6Eye5Halesworth5Colchester (Suffolk)4Saxmundham4Bungay (Suffolk)3Diss (Suffolk)3Long Melford2Manningtree (Suffolk)2Melton2Aldeburgh1Bures1Clare1Debenham1Elmswell1Great Finborough1Great Whelnetham1Hadleigh (Suffolk)1Knodishall1Leiston1Lieston1Mildenhall1Moulton (Suffolk)1Needham Market1Norton (Suffolk)1Nr Haverhill1Rattlesden1Risby Bury St. Edmunds1Somerleyton1Sproughton1Stowupland1Suffolk1Thurston, Bury St Edmunds1Wetheringsett1
Highest rated
Settings across the council
The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
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110 placesIP1 6LW01473 599038
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108 placesIP31 3FT01359234993
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96 placesCB9 8PR07775892455
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83 placesCB8 0EB01638667787
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77 placesCB9 7SW01440 704114
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71 placesIP2 0NR01473 599038
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64 placesIP3 0EY01473 599038
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57 placesCO7 6QT01206 299511
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52 placesNR34 9BX07708 619251
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51 placesIP12 2GA01394 420581
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50 placesIP13 8DD07585913605
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50 placesIP19 8BW01986 874569
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46 placesIP2 9UX01473601327
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46 placesIP28 8TT07949081833
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43 placesCO11 1PZ01206 391472
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42 placesIP1 3PP01473 253619
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42 placesIP1 3QW01473 282811
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40 placesIP13 9SA01728621105
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36 placesCO10 0NZ01787227144
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35 placesNR33 8LJ01502 513329
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34 placesIP1 2NA07963217777
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34 placesCB9 9LR01440 767 805
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30 placesIP5 3QR01473625986
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30 placesIP29 5BD07981396417
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28 placesCB9 0BW01440 710 926
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28 placesIP1 5NW01473742534
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26 placesIP1 2PB01473 599038
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25 placesIP12 1BX07530325068
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24 placesIP29 4UL01284 852 005
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24 placesCO10 0US01787 464270
Report card Jan 2026
24 placesIP1 6DW01473 742534
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24 placesIP30 0UA01284 386220
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21 placesCB8 7AA01638 662318
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18 placesIP31 3RU01359 234993
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16 placesIP3 0EY01473 599038
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12 placesIP29 5AN07565 359139
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IP29 5AU07565 359139
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150 placesIP28 7DE01638 428984
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112 placesIP4 5RE01473 725610
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112 placesIP14 5GZ01449 770806
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111 placesIP28 8AA01638 718249
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102 placesIP4 5PD01473 704514
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100 placesIP8 3TL01473 687017
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97 placesIP32 7LN01284 330589
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96 placesIP33 2GJ01284 829980
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96 placesIP4 4NX01473 406140
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90 placesNR32 1JH07447962234
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87 placesIP13 6JW01473738282
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86 placesIP33 3SN01284 700414
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85 placesIP28 7DE01638428984
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84 placesCB9 8PP01440702151
Report card Jan 2026
83 placesIP33 2BT01284 754654
Good
82 placesCO10 0JU01787 320649
Good
79 placesIP1 4AL01473 233442
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77 placesIP3 8AX07585324526
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75 placesCO10 1XT01787 377707
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72 placesIP31 1EE01359 269891
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71 placesIP2 8PR01473 601178
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71 placesIP30 9BX
No longer open
Settings that have closed
Worked out by comparing consecutive Ofsted releases; the closure falls in the six months before the date shown.
| Setting | Town | Places it had | Last rating | Gone by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Horizons Quayside Day Nursery and Preschool | Ipswich | 90 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| School's Out Activities At Woodbridge School | Woodbridge | 86 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Stanton Pre-School | Bury St. Edmunds | 50 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Woolpit ARC | Woolpit Bury | 26 | Needs improvement | Jun 2026 |
| Premier Holiday Camps at Newmarket Town Football Club | Newmarket | 25 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Butterfly Childcare Suffolk | Ipswich | 24 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Kinda Forest School Worlingham | Beccles | 10 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Premier Education Activities - Nacton C of E Primary School | Ipswich | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Peg Activities - Sir Robert Hitcham's Cofe Va Primary School | Framlingham, Woodbridge | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Premier Camps - Framlingham Sports Club | Framlingham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Premier Education Holiday Club - One Sixth Form College | Ipswich | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Peg Activites Stratford St Mary Primary School | Colchester | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Activity Den- Elveden Forest | Thetford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Acorns Nursery School | Ipswich | 48 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Kicks and Tricks at Gusford | Ipswich | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Otley Under Fives Centre | Ipswich | 24 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Colourbox @ St. Christopher's | Bury St Edmunds | 12 | Outstanding | Dec 2025 |
| Little Oaks Wrap Around Care at Acton | Sudbury | 11 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| NSX Adventure - St Joseph's College | Ipswich | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Clare Mega Activity Camps Prestige Sports | Sudbury | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Cheerful Champs - St Marys, Mildenhall | Bury St. Edmunds | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Ipswich Town Foundation Soccer Schools | Ipswich | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Wonderfully MADE | Ipswich | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Play Out Ipswich | Ipswich | 52 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Ravenswood Nursery | Ipswich | 52 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| The Play Pit | Felixstowe | 52 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Kirton kites | Kirton | 36 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Sunflower Childcare | Sudbury | 32 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Little Acorns Childcare | Bury St. Edmunds | 28 | Outstanding | Jun 2025 |
| Jigsaw Pre-School (Sproughton) Needham Market | Ipswich | 24 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Jigsaw Sproughton Pre-School | Ipswich | 24 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Victoria Pre School | Lowestoft | 20 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Premier Education Activities - Coldfair Green County Primary School | Saxmundham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Ipswich Town Foundation Soccer Schools | Felixstowe | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Ipswich Town Foundation Soccer Schools | Ipswich | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Prestige Mega Activity Camps Sudbury | Sudbury | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Prestige Mega Activity Camps Newmarket | Newmarket | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Chewits Sports Camp | Ipswich | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Kicks and Tricks Stowupland | Stowmarket | 56 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| The Children's Triangle Nursery | Ipswich | 32 | Outstanding | Dec 2024 |
| Butterfly Childcare Suffolk @ Chilton Primary School | Stowmarket | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Little Hoppers Pre-School | Felixstowe | 28 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Old Newton Under Five's | Stowmarket | 26 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Ladybirds Pre-School | Colchester | 24 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Langer Playgroup | Felixstowe | 24 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Wacky Snacky Club | Newmarket | 24 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| St Christopher's Robins | Bury St Edmunds | 24 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Humpty Dumpty Playgroup | Ipswich | 20 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Bealings Clubhouse | Woodbridge | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Aspire Ipswich | Ipswich | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Norton After School Club | Bury St. Edmunds | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Peg Activities - Dale Hall Community Primary School | Ipswich | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| PEG Activities - Boxford CofE VC Primary School | Sudbury | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| YMCA Childcare Grundisburgh | Woodbridge | 0 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Pebbles | Felixstowe | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Cheerful Champs Ipswich and Felixstowe – Castle Hill | Ipswich | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Spring - RAF Honington | Bury St. Edmunds | 75 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Seashore Nursery | Lowestoft | 52 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Brambles Day Nursery | Southwold | 48 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Grange Farm Day Nursery | Ipswich | 47 | Good | Jun 2024 |