What Ofsted grade does Ipswich Early Years have?

Ipswich Early Years has not had a graded Ofsted inspection yet. New nurseries are usually inspected within 30 months of registering.

How many children can Ipswich Early Years take?

Ofsted registers Ipswich Early Years for 109 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Ipswich has 53.

How much does Ipswich Early Years cost?

Ipswich Early Years 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 Ipswich Early Years 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 Ipswich Early Years how it offers them.

Which nurseries are near Ipswich Early Years?

Nearby in IP1: Early Years @ Highfield - Whitehouse, Wigwams Nursery, Wellington Nursery.

Ipswich Early Years

Day nursery in Ipswich, IP1. Part of the Suffolk council area.

St Clare House Princes Street, Ipswich, IP1 1LH

109 places

2026 registered with Ofsted

41 of 47 in our Ipswich ranking

£135 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, East of England average

What Ofsted found

Not yet graded

Ofsted has registered this nursery but has not yet carried out a graded inspection.

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What a place could cost

Ipswich Early Years 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.

Ipswich Early Years against Ipswich

	Ipswich Early Years	Ipswich average
Places	109	53
Ofsted outcome	Not yet graded	81% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Ipswich Early Years

What Ofsted grade does Ipswich Early Years have?: Ipswich Early Years has not had a graded Ofsted inspection yet. New nurseries are usually inspected within 30 months of registering.
How many children can Ipswich Early Years take?: Ofsted registers Ipswich Early Years for 109 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Ipswich has 53.
How much does Ipswich Early Years cost?: Ipswich Early Years 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 Ipswich Early Years 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 Ipswich Early Years how it offers them.
Which nurseries are near Ipswich Early Years?: 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.