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Cringleford Crackerjacks Preschool

Not yet inspected★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established

A pre-school in Norwich for children from birth to 5, open 08:45 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Ofsted has not yet published a graded inspection. Open since 2024, with 30 places.

Call 01603 507567Their website

Cost

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 Norfolk

£5.66an hour, typical for a 2 years old
£5.50an hour, typical for a 3 and 4 years old

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.

The basics

Places, hours and the day

Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.

Who they can take
Birth to 5Registered from birth. Whether there is a baby room is a question for the call.
When it's open
08:45 to 15:30, 5 days a weekFrom their Google listing
Funded hours
Not published, so ask them
Google rating
5.0 out of 5From 5 Google reviews. NurseryWise has none of its own.
How many children
30 placesMedium for England
How long open
13 yearsLong established
Address
Cringleford Primary School, 80-88 Dragonfly Lane, Norwich, NR4 7JR

Where it is

NR4 7JR
Ofsted URN 2791737On the register since 22 July 2024
Ofsted

What 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.

This setting re-registered. It replaced “Cringleford Crackerjacks Pre-School” at the same address, which had been registered since 6 June 2013. A change of owner or legal entity gives Ofsted a brand new record, so the inspections below may only cover the time since then.

    Still missing for Cringleford Crackerjacks 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.

    I know some of thisI run this nursery
    Before you ring

    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.
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    Everything here comes from Ofsted's published childcare register, under the Open Government Licence. Ratings are quoted exactly as Ofsted gave them, with their dates. Read the full Ofsted reports · How we put this together.

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