Gislingham Playgroup And Pre School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Eye for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week. £7.80 an hour for under 3's, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2022. Open since 2020, 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 | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| Under 3'sbirth to 3y | £7.80Non-fundeds or Lunch Club hour | |
| 3 & 4 year olds3y to 4y | £5.95Lunch Club hour or Non-fundeds |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £3.85 a session Breakfast club
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Up to 15 hours of pre-school care, payable by the Council; government funding for children from the term after they turn two; 30 free hours funding the term after their 3rd birthday for working parents.
Worth knowing. Funded children are only funded for 38 weeks of the year.
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
IP23 8HXWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on 19 May 2022.
Good
Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.
Still missing for Gislingham Playgroup And Pre School
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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 £7.80 an hour 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.