Bright Horizons Great Cornard Day Nursery and Preschool
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Sudbury for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2003, with 82 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
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
CO10 0JUWhat 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.
- 14 September 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 9 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children develop increasing levels of confidence as they play and learn. The curriculum is well planned to meet their learning needs. For example, lots of thought has gone into helping children develop their independence. Children benefit from increasing levels of challenge as they progress through the different childcare rooms according to their ages. Babies babble, smile and begin to use identifiable words as they play with staff and alongside each other. They enjoy sharing carefully chosen songs that encourage early communication skills, such as waving and saying 'hello'. Young children move freely as they explore the spaces available to them, inside and outside.
The oldest children in particular benefit from very strong teaching. The learning opportunities these children have are enticing and highly motivate them to join in.
For example, staff help them to recreate props from a favourite story as part of their play. Practical use of mathematical concepts about space, shape and measure are interwoven throughout this teaching. Other children practise their early writing skills as they make letters for people who are special to them. Staff are always on hand to offer children reassurance and comfort at times when they may need it.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to develop their understanding of how to deliver the challenging curriculum to raise the quality of education higher.
- 9 May 2023Good
- 30 May 2022Needs improvement
- 19 August 2019Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bright Horizons Great Cornard Day Nursery and Preschool
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- 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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? 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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