Conkers
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Diss for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 2005, with 33 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 hours and 30 hours Funded Childcare – This is available for many working parents with children over 9 months of age, subject to eligibility criteria.
What childcare usually costs in Norfolk
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Norfolk 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
IP22 5SZWhat 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 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are incredibly happy and settled at this calm and inclusive nursery. As they arrive, familiar and enthusiastic staff welcome them. Staff foster strong and positive attachments with children in their care. As a result, children show they feel safe and secure. Children's behaviour is good. They learn important social skills, such as taking turns and sharing toys. Staff teach children to be polite and gently remind them to say 'please' and 'thank you'. Children develop their independence through everyday routines. For example, younger children pour their own drinks and older children self-serve their lunch. Children follow good hygiene practices, such as handwashing before eating. They learn about being healthy and enjoy meals from a varied menu.
Children show curiosity as they explore their environment. Babies show delight and excitement as they investigate ice cubes during sensory play. They hold them in their hand and look in anticipation as they begin to melt. Younger children use large, chunky chalks to make marks on the ground. They laugh and giggle together as they transport water around the garden in a toy watering can, and watch in wonder as they pour the water over their chalk drawings and they disappear. Older children learn new words, such as 'squidgy', as they add water to the dry sand.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- monitor staff practice more closely in the pre-school room to ensure all children benefit from consistently high-quality learning experiences.
- 19 January 2023Good
- 10 February 2017Good
- 22 July 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Conkers
- What it costs
- 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
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.
- 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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