Buzzbee Babes Nursery
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Ipswich for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £73.80 a day for 2 to 3 years, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2023. Open since 2017, with 79 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated 1st September 2024.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 2 yearsbirth to 2y | £75.00 | £37.50Half-Day, 5 hrs | – | |
| 2 to 3 years2y to 3y | £73.80 | £22.14Morning or Afternoon, 3 hrs £36.90Half-Day, 5 hrs | – | |
| 3 and 4 years3y to 4y | £54.00 | £12.29Lunch, 1.5 hrs £20.16Afternoon or Morning, 3 hrs £31.66Half-Day, 5 hrs | – | |
| All ages | – | – | £7.99Additional Hours |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £1.50 to £3.00 a day Mealsincludes lunch
- £7.99 per 15 minutes Late collections
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Expanded Funding for 2 year olds, Universal 15 hours for 3 and 4 years olds, Extended 30 hours for 3 and 4 year olds.
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
IP1 4ALWhat 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, 19 December 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are supported by kind and nurturing staff to feel settled when they arrive at this warm and friendly setting. The effective key-person system supports children to part from their parents with ease because they feel safe and secure.
Leaders have created a setting that promotes inclusivity. They work incredibly hard to support the diverse community in which they belong. There is a strong ethos of connection and support for all families who use the setting. Staff help children to develop an understanding of expected behaviours. They praise children for making positive choices such as sharing with their friends and being kind.
Staff provide children with a wide array of enjoyable activities. The well-established curriculum offers children a wide range of experiences that broaden their knowledge. For example, they help children to learn about how ice changes to water when it melts. Staff further extend this to teach children about floating and sinking. Younger children explore the benefits of dough as they cut out shapes.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop self-evaluation to be more sharply focused on improving the quality of teaching to the highest level across the nursery n provide staff with further opportunities to develop the quality of their interactions, particularly with the younger children.
- 19 December 2023Good
- 9 April 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Buzzbee Babes Nursery
- Youngest age taken
- 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.
- Is £73.80 a day still the rate? 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.
- 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.
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