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Nurseries in Sudbury

There are 16 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Sudbury, and 1 other childcare setting such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Sudbury

  • Ofsted report cards: 3 settings (7 Strong standard, 11 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 13 settings (3 Outstanding, 10 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Acton Playgroup - Pre-school, Sudbury CO10 0US, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 16 May 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bright Horizons Great Cornard Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Sudbury CO10 0JU, ages 0 to 5, 82 places
    Ofsted, 9 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Cavendish Pre-school - Day nursery, Sudbury CO10 8AD, ages 2 to 4, 17 places
    Ofsted, 9 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Clare Bears Community Pre-School Limited - Pre-school, Sudbury CO10 8PX, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 17 June 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • First Friends Pre School - Pre-school, Sudbury CO10 0RR, ages 2 to 3, 30 places
    Ofsted, 10 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Hundon Hedgehogs Preschool - Pre-school, Sudbury CO10 8EE, ages 2 to 4, 17 places
    Ofsted, 18 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Lavenham Pre-School - Pre-school, Sudbury CO10 9QT, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 1 October 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Pebbles Preschool - Pre-school, Sudbury CO10 7EH, ages 2 to 4, 22 places
    Ofsted, 29 November 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Springfields Day Nursery - Day nursery, Sudbury CO10 0NH, ages 0 to 4, 34 places
    Ofsted, 9 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Springfields Pre-School Ltd - Day nursery, Sudbury CO10 1NL, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 13 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sunflowers Childcare C.I.C - Day nursery, Sudbury CO10 5NP, ages 2 to 11, 40 places
    Ofsted report card, 15 July 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Sunshine Nursery School - Day nursery, Sudbury CO10 2GG, ages 0 to 4, 141 places
    Ofsted report card, 27 January 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • The Playbox, St Johns Methodist Church Preschool - Day nursery, Sudbury CO10 1ND, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
    Ofsted, 13 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tots & Teepees - Day nursery, Sudbury CO10 7PZ, ages 0 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted report card, 12 February 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Woodpeckers Nursery - Day nursery, Sudbury CO10 1XT, ages 0 to 4, 75 places
    Ofsted, 25 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Yorley Barn Nursery School - Pre-school, Sudbury CO10 0NZ, ages 1 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 24 March 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Pot Kiln Wraparound Care - Out-of-school club, Sudbury CO10 0DS, 15 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 Sudbury

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