Little Teapots Pre School
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Bury St Edmunds for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in September 2025. Open since 1999, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 and 30 hours funded child care.
Worth knowing. Any hours outside the funding will be charged as per our Fees and Chargeable Extras Policy.
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
IP29 4ULWhat 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, 18 September 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children flourish in this inclusive, welcoming and community-focused pre-school.
Highly dedicated leaders, together with the enthusiastic staff, implement an ambitious and carefully sequenced curriculum that meets the needs of every child.
Staff know the children extremely well and adapt their interactions and routines to ensure that children feel safe and secure. They deliver engaging experiences with care, warmth and respect. Children delight as they sit with staff to share books.
- 18 September 2025Outstanding Safeguarding: Yes
- 17 December 2019Outstanding
- 4 March 2016Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Teapots Pre School
- What it costs
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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.
- 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.