Little Leaders Childcare
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Ipswich for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 2011, with 34 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
IP4 1PDWhat 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.
- 5 January 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 14 August 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 11 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The setting is a hive of activity where there is a strong sense of fun. Children's confidence, abilities and creativity flourish during their time attending. This is because staff encourage and support them to follow their interests and develop their skills. For example, staff help children find the arts and crafts materials that they would like to use. Staff share in children's amazement when they poke a feather through a box and discover the end of the feather on the inside of the box.
Staff promote children's health and well-being. They understand and value children's need to have plenty of movement. For example, children have extended opportunities to play outside. They also have spaces where they create music, dance and move freely indoors. With staff's modelling, children develop positive social skills, paying close attention to adults and their friends during conversation.
They enjoy sharing and celebrating their own interests and achievements with others. For example, older children proudly show visitors a photo album, which shows the variety of experiences they have when they go on weekly outings to natural areas. A senior member of staff, who is trained in delivering an outdoor educational approach leads these purposeful visits.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to develop further their understanding of how to deliver the intended curriculum to raise the quality of teaching higher.
- 11 June 2024Good
- 31 May 2019Outstanding
- 12 January 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Leaders Childcare
- 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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