Traquinas Childcare
Outstanding★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Thetford for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in March 2025. Open since 2017, with 59 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 Norfolk
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Norfolk 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
IP24 2EAWhat 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, 6 March 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive in this inclusive and nurturing setting. Staff greet children with a warm and friendly welcome. The setting has a highly effective key-person system that ensures children form close attachments to staff, who are highly responsive to their individual needs. Staff set clear boundaries to help guide children's behaviour and consistently model respect and tolerance for others. As a result, children are kind and considerate to one another and quickly help their friends when needed.
Staff skilfully provide children with immersive learning opportunities in the setting and on outings. For instance, children spend the day in their allotment where they learn about life cycles and their environment. Children are highly engaged in the setting as they discuss the needs of their pet snail. They excitedly use an atlas book to discuss where he has come from and how big he will grow. Staff's attentive teaching and calming guidance encourage children to be curious learners and provide them with exciting and new experiences. Independence is encouraged from an early age. Young children sweep away and tidy up enthusiastically, as older children confidently pour their own water, dress themselves and are taught how to safely use knives to cut up fruit for snack. These skills help children to be ready for when they go to school.
- 6 March 2025Outstanding Safeguarding: Yes
- 16 May 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Traquinas Childcare
- 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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