Lavenham Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Sudbury for from 1 year 8 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. £7.80 an hour for 20 months – 35 months, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. Open since 2019, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated January 2026.
| Age | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 months – 35 months20m to 3y | £23.40Afternoon or Morning, 3 hrs | £7.80Breakfast Club, Lunch Club, Afternoon Club | |
| 3 years and over3y to 5y | £22.50Afternoon or Morning, 3 hrs | £7.50Lunch Club, Afternoon Club, Breakfast Club |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £0.60 a session Tea charge
- £0.60 a session Breakfast charge
- £0.60 a session Snack charge
- £0.60 a session Snack fee
Funded hours
2-year-old Funding, 15 Hours Funding, 30 Hours Funding.
Worth knowing. If you do not wish to pay for specific consumables, for example because you wish to provide your own, please discuss it with the pre-school manager.
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
CO10 9QTWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on 1 October 2021.
Good
Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.
Still missing for Lavenham Pre-School
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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 £7.80 an hour 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.