Springfields Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Sudbury for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2024. Open since 2016, 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
CO10 0NHWhat 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, 9 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and confident in this welcoming nursery. Staff provide an environment where children feel safe and secure. They take the time to get to know the children and their families, celebrating what makes them unique. This helps them to build strong bonds with their key children and their families.
The manager plans and sequences the curriculum to focus on the skills that children need for the next stage in their learning. For instance, a range of activities and resources are provided to help strengthen children's small hand muscles.
Children follow instructions from staff, who give them timely reminders about routines, such as tidying up for lunch. This helps children to develop positive attitudes to their learning. Additional funding is used well to ensure that children who need further support get the help that they need. For example, the nursery has purchased additional resources to support home learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help staff to consistently support children to understand how their behaviour affects others n support staff to help build their confidence in implementing the curriculum, including children's next steps.
- 9 January 2024Good
- 13 September 2018Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Springfields Day Nursery
- 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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