Little Angels Day Care
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Bury St. Edmunds for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2022. Open since 2015, with 38 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Funded childcare hours from the term after your child turns 9 months. We offer all government-funded childcare routes, including funding linked to family circumstances and funded hours for working parents, commonly referred to as 15 or 30 hours, depending on eligibility.
Worth knowing. Funded places can be taken on either a term-time or stretched basis, allowing families to choose the option that best fits their needs.
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 3BJWhat 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, 14 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive and are warmly greeted by friendly staff. They form close bonds with staff members, who are kind, caring and nurturing. This helps them to feel safe and secure in this stimulating home-from-home environment. Children are confident to explore the abundance of activities on offer. They become captivated as they examine the ice in the garden. Children use small hammers to chip away at the ice. They tell staff it looks like 'diamonds' as it breaks into small pieces and share their thoughts and ideas about where ice comes from. They recognise that their warm hands make the ice melt. Older children tell staff that when the ice melts it turns into water. Children learn new words, such as 'crunchy' and 'frosty', as they play.
Children are confident and motivated to learn. They become independent through repetition during daily routines. As a result, children know to put their coats on before going outside and to wash their hands before mealtimes. Children show delight as they make reindeer biscuits. They recall the recipe and tell staff what ingredients to use, such as flour, butter and ginger. They confidently tell staff the biscuits need to go in the oven to cook.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to consistently create opportunities that further enhance toddlers'
learning and development.
- 14 December 2022Good
- 28 April 2017Good
- 6 December 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Angels Day Care
- 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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