Kids Zone Childcare Limited
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Lowestoft for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2023. Open since 2015, with 42 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Worth knowing. Our funded times are 9am – 4pm, Monday to Friday.
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
NR32 3LQWhat 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, 31 August 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children of different ages enjoy spending time together in the welcoming and friendly nursery. They eagerly greet staff before confidently entering the main room to hang up their belongings. Overall, children are confident communicators.
They confidently initiate and sustain conversations about the characters and games that interest them the most. Children develop a strong sense of responsibility and respect in their play. They remind each other of the safety rules when they use the climbing equipment and know they are expected to take turns. This shows that they have a good understanding of how to behave well.
There are plenty of opportunities for children to practise their physical abilities. For example, babies delight in exploring the designated indoor space as staff support them to pull themselves up to stand and take steps. Outdoors, older children refine their coordination as they create bubbles and reach up high to catch them between their hands. This helps them to develop the muscles they need to move on to new skills, such as writing.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to build on opportunities for children to predict outcomes, test their own ideas and develop their critical thinking during activities n strengthen staff's understanding of how to consistently support babies' communication and language development through high-quality interactions.
- 31 August 2023Good
- 23 March 2023Inadequate
- 12 October 2022Good
- 1 November 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 4 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kids Zone Childcare Limited
- What it costs
- 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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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