Haughley Pre-school & The Pit Stop Out of School Club
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Stowmarket for children from birth to 8+, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 1993, with 24 places.
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 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
IP14 3NSWhat 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, 21 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children happily enter the pre-school room and are warmly greeted by staff. They know the daily routine and independently sit quietly on the carpet. They wait for their turn to find their name to self-register. They very quickly choose resources and happily engage in their play. They work collaboratively and help each other.
For example, they carry a small plank together to make a balancing beam. Children make good friends and play together excitedly. They are polite and have good manners. When staff ring the bell, children attentively stop and follow instructions to tidy the toys, demonstrating their good listening.
Children thoroughly enjoy being outside. They like to practise their physical skills with the numerous trikes and cars. Children have good imaginations. They pretend that one of the wooden houses is an 'ice-cream parlour' and call staff and other children to buy an ice cream.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen partnerships with parents to enable staff to continue to gather information to assist them with planning for children's learning.
- 21 November 2022Good
- 20 January 2017Good
- 10 March 2016Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Haughley Pre-school & The Pit Stop Out of School Club
- 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.
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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.