First Class Preschool
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open a few years
A pre-school in Newmarket for children from birth to 5, open 08:30 to 15:30, 5 days a week. £49.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2024. Open since 2021, with 32 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 | £49.00 | £21.00Half Day, 3 hrs |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £3.00 per 15 minutes Add Early Start
- £7.00 Add Lunch
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Government funding for eligible 2, 3, and 4-year-olds, including both the 15-hour and 30-hour funding schemes.
Worth knowing. Funding can only be used during term times, over the set 38 weeks of the year, and can only be used for either full days, half days or half days with added lunch. Government funding cannot be used for Early Starts.
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
CB8 0PUWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on 16 April 2024.
Good
Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.
Still missing for First Class Preschool
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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.
- Is £49.00 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.
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.