Henley Pre-School
Ofsted report card May 2026Takes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Ipswich for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £24.00 a session for 2 Year Old, and they take the funded hours. Inspected under Ofsted's new report card in May 2026. Open since 2024, 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, price list dated September 2026.
| Age | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Year Old2y to 3y | £24.002 Year Old, 3 hrs | |
| 3 to 4 year Old3y to 4y | £22.00non-funded or extra sessions |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £4.00 Early start
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £1.00 a day Non -Mandatory consumables charge
Funded hours
30 hour funding from September 2025 for eligible working parents; government funding from the term after your child turns three; new government 2 year funding for working parents from April 2024.
Worth knowing. Funding Codes must to given to the Manager a term before their child is eligible; Non-Mandatory consumables charge £1.00 per day.
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
IP6 0RPWhat Ofsted found, area by area
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives a standard in each of seven areas rather than one overall grade. Expected standard means it is doing what it should.
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.
- 6 May 2026Report card seven areas graded separately Safeguarding: Met
Still missing for Henley 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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 £24.00 a session 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.