Clare Bears Community Pre-School Limited
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Sudbury for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 08:30 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £42.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. Open since 2018, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £42.00 | £21.00Morning, 3 hrs £28.00Morning with lunch club, 4 hrs |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £7.00 a session Lunch clubsubject to availability
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £5.00 a week Consumable charge (4 sessions or less)attends 4 sessions or less
- £6.50 a week Consumable charge (more than 4 sessions)attends more than 4 sessions a week
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 or 30 hours a week for two-, three- and four-year-olds.
Worth knowing. Consumable charge applies; funded hours can be used for lunch club.
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 8PXWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on 17 June 2021.
Good
Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.
Still missing for Clare Bears Community Pre-School Limited
- Nappies
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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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 £42.00 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.
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.