A1 Fun Club
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Newmarket for from 1 year up to school age, open 06:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2024. Open since 2015, with 45 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 and 30 hours tax free childcare for 2,3 and 4 year olds.
Worth knowing. Voluntary snack and consumable charge for children who are funded. This is charged at £1 for a 4+ hour session and 50p for less that 4 hours.
What childcare usually costs in Suffolk
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Suffolk from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
CB8 0HYWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 4 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff work with parents to provide children with supportive, personalised transitions into the setting. This helps children to settle quickly when they first start. Children form close trusting relationships with their key person. Staff provide opportunities across the day for all children to play together. This encourages older children to nurture and care for the younger ones. It helps the younger children to build their confidence and develop their social skills. Staff offer a flexible routine which helps the children understand what is next. Children are happy and have fun. Staff interact positively with children. They join in children's games enthusiastically.
Staff keep children safe and secure in the setting. They carry out ongoing risk assessments and continually supervise the children. Staff support all children to become independent with their self-care. They support babies to feed themselves and toddlers spread their own toast. Children develop confidence in their own abilities. Staff support children to behave positively. They encourage children to share with each other. Staff model positive attitudes to learning. They plan learning with children's interests in mind. This keeps children engaged in their learning.
Children from a variety of backgrounds receive the support they need to make good progress with their learning and development.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to manage children's behaviour at group times effectively so that all children have the opportunity to participate.
- 4 July 2024Good
- 6 September 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for A1 Fun Club
- What it costs
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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