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Nurseries in Haverhill

There are 12 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Haverhill, and 5 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Haverhill

  • Ofsted report cards: 2 settings (4 Expected standard, 8 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 9 settings (4 Outstanding, 5 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Castle Fields Pre-School - Pre-school, Haverhill CB9 9DE, ages 2 to 3, 32 places
    Ofsted, 16 September 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Colourbox Montessori School Haverhill - Day nursery, Haverhill CB9 7SW, ages 0 to 4, 77 places
    Ofsted, 15 January 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Dizzys Day Nursery - Day nursery, Haverhill CB9 8PR, ages 0 to 4, 96 places
    Ofsted, 17 July 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Golden Apples Day Nursery - Day nursery, Haverhill CB9 8PP, ages 0 to 4, 84 places
    Ofsted, 24 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Happy Faces Pre-school (LAMPH) - Day nursery, Haverhill CB9 8DT, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted report card, 11 February 2026: Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Ketton Early Birds - Day nursery, Haverhill CB9 7QZ, ages 2 to 10, 28 places
    Ofsted, 12 November 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Lilypads Day Nursery & Pre-School Ltd - Day nursery, Haverhill CB9 9LR, ages 1 to 4, 34 places
    Ofsted, 11 November 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Raindrops - Pre-school, Haverhill CB9 0DU, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 26 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Wonders Preschool - Pre-school, Haverhill CB9 0BW, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
    Ofsted, 22 November 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sandcastle Playgroup Limited - Pre-school, Haverhill CB9 9JE, ages 2 to 5, 33 places
    Ofsted, 12 October 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Unity Stars - Day nursery, Haverhill CB9 0LB, ages 1 to 3, 25 places
    Ofsted report card, 19 March 2026: Needs attention in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Unity Stars Norton Road - Day nursery, Haverhill CB9 8LU, 37 places

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Coupals Academy Wrap Around Care - Out-of-school club, Haverhill CB9 0LB, 20 places
  • Olivers Lodge - Steeple Bumpstead - Out-of-school club, Haverhill CB9 7ED, 25 places
  • Premier Education - Clements Academy site - Out-of-school club, Haverhill CB9 8NJ, 20 places
  • Prestige Mega Activity Camps Haverhill - Out-of-school club, Haverhill CB9 0LD
  • Westfield Wrap Around Care - Out-of-school club, Haverhill CB9 0BW, 30 places

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Haverhill

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.