Guildhall Feoffment Preschool And Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Bury St Edmunds for babies from 9 months up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £76.00 a day for 37m-60m, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2024. Open since 2017, with 38 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37m-60m | £61.00 £76.008.00AM-6.00PM (includes all meals | £47.005 hrs | |
| 9m-36m | £65.00 £80.008.00AM-6.00PM (includes all meals | £50.005 hrs |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £50.00 Registration feenot refundable
Funded hours
Eligible working parents and carers of children from 9 months can claim up to 30 hours a week. All children are eligible for 15 hours of funding from the term after their third birthday.
Worth knowing. Voluntary Additional Charges: 15/30 Hour Funding Meal Package.
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
IP33 2BAWhat 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, 5 December 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff support children's sense of belonging and provide children with highly nurturing interactions. This helps children to form reassuring attachments with staff and settle easily on arrival. Staff have high expectations for children. They identify children's individual learning preferences and understand what they want children to learn from the array of activities they provide. Children are eager to delve into their play and have good opportunities to build on what they know and can do.
There is a strong focus on the use of books to deliver the curriculum, with each room offering a carefully selected range of stories and inviting spaces for early reading. Babies frequently seek out their key person to join them in the cosy corner to share their favourite book about animals. Staff lead story sessions that are engaging and exciting for pre-school children. They encourage children to recall what they know about familiar stories and skilfully revisit key vocabulary. This helps children to develop strong listening skills and become confident communicators.
Staff consistently promote children's good behaviour. They remind children of clear expectations, such as sitting sensibly at mealtimes. Staff sensitively support children to manage minor disagreements with their friends, encouraging them to respect each other's point of view. This approach fosters an environment where children feel safe and valued.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the individual support, mentoring and coaching for all staff to further enhance their practice so children make the best possible progress in their learning.
- 5 December 2024Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 24 September 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Guildhall Feoffment Preschool And Nursery
- 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 £76.00 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.
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