Little Leaders Childcare Melton
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Woodbridge 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 October 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. Open since 2008, with 60 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
IP12 1QQWhat 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 October 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children mostly come into the setting readily. As a result of the COVID-19
pandemic, parents now hand children over to staff at the door. Those children who need reassurance are sensitively supported by caring staff, who offer cuddles and gently support children to separate from their parent. This helps children to feel safe and secure. Children throughout the setting enjoy their interactions with staff and readily seek them out for a cuddle. Children invite staff to share in their play and learning. Children enjoy listening to stories and enthusiastically join in with songs and rhymes. Staff have high expectations of what children can achieve. They help children to understand their emotions and feelings.
Children who learn best from being outdoors are able to do so. Staff provide a lovely range of activities, both indoors and outside, that promote all areas of learning. Children benefit from interesting resources that ignite their natural instincts to discover and explore. For example, children have grown and harvested pumpkins as part of learning about living and growing. The pumpkins have now been cut open for children to explore and use them in their play and learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- deploy staff more effectively to consistently enable children to participate and maintain their interest when taking part in activities n make the most of opportunities to help children learn to hear and say the initial sounds in words correctly.
- 14 October 2021Good
- 20 June 2014Outstanding
- 3 October 2008Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Leaders Childcare Melton
- 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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