Bunnies Daycare
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Stowmarket for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 June 2024. Open since 2005, with 17 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
IP14 2EFWhat 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, 17 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff create strong bonds with the children and their families, which helps children to settle quickly on arrival. Staff are quick to pick up on children's cues, and for those who need extra support, staff help them to join in and play. Children are warmly greeted by both staff and their friends.
Staff section the room well to create different areas. It allows children to independently make choices and self-select from the wide range on offer. They thoroughly enjoy dressing up and pretend to be different characters, demonstrating their good imagination. Staff support children to develop a sense of belonging.
Each child has a drawer to store their personal items. In addition, staff create a
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance staff's understanding of how to implement the curriculum for communication and language to enrich opportunities for children to develop their speaking and listening skills.
- 17 June 2024Good
- 19 July 2023Needs improvement
- 23 March 2023Inadequate
- 9 August 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 4 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bunnies Daycare
- 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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