Garden House Nursery
Day nursery in Ipswich, IP1. Part of the Suffolk council area.
Garden House Nursery, 18a, St Nicholas Street, Ipswich, IP1 1TJWhat Ofsted found
Good Inspected 3 March 2025
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Garden House Nursery sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in East of England, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.
| Child's age | You pay a week | About a month |
|---|---|---|
| From 9 months to 2 | £155 | £489 |
| 2 years old | £141 | £446 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £135 | £428 |
A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.
Garden House Nursery against Ipswich
| Garden House Nursery | Ipswich average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 53 | 53 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 81% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Garden House Nursery
- What Ofsted grade does Garden House Nursery have?
- Garden House Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 3 March 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Garden House Nursery take?
- Ofsted registers Garden House Nursery for 53 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Ipswich has 53.
- How much does Garden House Nursery cost?
- Garden House Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in East of England charges £192 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does Garden House Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?
- Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Garden House Nursery how it offers them.
- When was Garden House Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Garden House Nursery on 3 March 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Garden House Nursery?
- Nearby in IP1: Early Years @ Highfield - Whitehouse, Wigwams Nursery, Wellington Nursery.
Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.
Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.
Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.