Woodpeckers Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.3 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Sudbury for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 08:45 to 16:15, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2022. Open since 2001, with 75 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
9 month old to universal 3 & 4 year old funded places available. Term time (38 weeks) or stetched funding for all year places available.
Worth knowing. Due to the changes in Government funding we are having to charge for food and extra activities. What is not covered by the funding: Deposit when registering (refundable), Late payment fees, Freshly prepared - hot meals and daily snacks, Consumables (excluding suncream and wipes which are provided), Sports, and dance activities.
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 1XTWhat 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, 25 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children show that they feel safe and secure at nursery. They are greeted by welcoming staff as they arrive at the gates. Children separate from their parents and carers and settle quickly. Outdoors, two-year-old children sweep up the fallen leaves. They climb into the boat to sit and look at books, independently and with staff. Pre-school children learn about real tools, such as screwdrivers and hammers. They listen well to staff as they explain that they need to wear safety goggles. Children are eager to explore how to use the tools. Staff support children to become more independent. They model to young children how to wash their hands before snack. Staff are aware of children's individual needs. They closely follow babies' routines from home, which ensures consistency in their care. Babies approach staff for cuddles and reassurance when needed.
Children behave well. They develop friendships with their peers and enjoy each other's company. Older children chat to each other as they experiment with the weighing scales and different-sized pumpkins in the role play shop. Two-year-old children are familiar with the daily routines and know that when the 'tidy up' song is played before lunch, it is time to help staff put the toys away.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to fully understand how to implement and sequence the curriculum, so that they can consistently build on what children know and can do n enhance the communication with all parents to ensure that staff share specific information about individual children's care, learning and progress n improve staff's ongoing performance management so that all staff have individual targets to continue to strengthen their practice, to further support children's progress.
- 25 October 2022Good
- 12 January 2017Good
- 30 August 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Woodpeckers Nursery
- What it costs
- Nappies
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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.