Street Farm Day Nursery Ltd
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Bury St. Edmunds 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 August 2024. Open since 2003, with 52 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
IP30 9HDWhat 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.
- 20 August 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 15 August 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
All children benefit from frequent, supportive and engaging interactions from staff.
Babies enthusiastically explore their very comfortable play spaces. Older children confidently share their own ideas, such as making a necklace. They feel at ease asking staff to help them meet their goal. Staff attentively support children to use the resources, such as small beads, that require close adult supervision. This helps to keep children safe. Children's behaviour towards one another is very positive and friendly. They follow staff's positive role modelling and gentle guidance where it is, very occasionally, needed. Toddlers practise carrying out small tasks independently as they fetch their own belongings, including their drinks.
Staff do not rush the children. They ensure everything is done at a pace that suits each individual child. This creates a calm and relaxed environment where children thrive. Staff are flexible to children's needs, seldom interrupting children's play and learning. The curriculum is designed to help children gain key skills, and to give them increasing levels of challenge as they grow older, and more capable. Staff focus on promoting children's communication and language skills. They carefully assess where children are in their learning. Staff put in place extra support if there any signs of possible delay. This helps children to make good progress, and catch up with their peers.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on staff's understanding of aspects of the intended curriculum that support children to strengthen their vocabulary.
- 15 August 2024Good
- 30 July 2019Outstanding
- 27 October 2014Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Street Farm Day Nursery 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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