New Horizons Day Care LTD
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Bury St. Edmunds for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 2013, with 85 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
IP28 7DEWhat 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.
- 14 June 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 10 March 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 15 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children have developed strong bonds with staff, who provide a welcoming and secure environment where children feel safe. Staff are kind and nurturing, helping children to develop good levels of self-confidence. Children manage their personal care well. They understand how sensible hygiene routines contribute to their good health. In the baby room, staff use every opportunity to engage babies in good quality interaction, which is crucial in supporting their emerging communication skills.
Staff plan good opportunities for outdoor play for children to develop their physical skills. Children enthusiastically scoop and dig in the sand and scoot along energetically on ride-on toys. Staff support them well as they try to climb the steps of the climbing frame, encouraging children to persevere.
Staff in the baby room, provide warm, consistent care and respond quickly to babies' needs. They make sure they stay close by, providing babies with a sense of security. Children's behaviour is good. They follow the good example set by staff, who gently remind them of the rules about sharing and taking turns. Staff praise children's efforts and this helps build their confidence and reinforces their positive attitudes to learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help staff to model and guide the social aspect of mealtimes to enhance children's experience n build on the already good practice and seek further ways to help all staff deepen their knowledge of how to deliver the curriculum content.
- 15 March 2023Good
- 5 April 2022Needs improvement
- 2 February 2022Inadequate
- 21 September 2021Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 4 graded inspections.
Still missing for New Horizons Day Care LTD
- 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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