Kids Play Bury St Edmunds
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Bury St Edmunds for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2023. Open since 2016, with 86 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
IP33 3SNWhat 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, 30 August 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children form strong bonds with their key person, which helps them to settle quickly on arrival. Staff get to know children well and effectively support their emotional needs. Babies listen to and recognise rhymes and songs as staff spontaneously sing. This helps to calm the environment, and babies eagerly join in with familiar actions. Children of all ages enjoy cuddles and reassurance when they are tired or upset, which successfully boosts their self-esteem.
Children are happy and keen to explore their environment. Outdoors, they have good opportunities to develop their physical skills. Older children take appropriate risks as they walk along wooden planks balanced on crates. Staff monitor what children are doing and offer support when needed. They promote children's independence well in all rooms. Staff encourage pre-school children to help tidy toys away before lunch. Children are eager to complete simple tasks such as wiping a table. They learn basic self-care skills, including the importance of good hygiene. Older children master changing their own clothes after getting wet from playing in the water tray. At mealtimes, babies sit at low tables and are supported to feed themselves, and toddlers scrape their plates when they have finished their cooked lunch.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to model language consistency, to help young children to hear and use the correct pronunciation of words n ensure staff help children to understand the need for safety so they can consider the impact of their behaviour on others.
- 30 August 2023Good
- 21 June 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kids Play Bury St Edmunds
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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