Tom Thumb Nursery: The Willows
Tom Thumb Nursery, 30-32 Newlands Avenue, Kings Lynn, PE30 2NJWhat Ofsted found
Good Inspected 26 February 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
Tom Thumb Nursery: The Willows 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.
Tom Thumb Nursery: The Willows against Norfolk
| Tom Thumb Nursery: The Willows | Norfolk average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 74 | 51 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 89% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Tom Thumb Nursery: The Willows
- What Ofsted grade does Tom Thumb Nursery: The Willows have?
- Tom Thumb Nursery: The Willows was rated Good at its inspection on 26 February 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Tom Thumb Nursery: The Willows take?
- Ofsted registers Tom Thumb Nursery: The Willows for 74 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Norfolk has 51.
- How much does Tom Thumb Nursery: The Willows cost?
- Tom Thumb Nursery: The Willows 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 Tom Thumb Nursery: The Willows 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 Tom Thumb Nursery: The Willows how it offers them.
- When was Tom Thumb Nursery: The Willows last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Tom Thumb Nursery: The Willows on 26 February 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Tom Thumb Nursery: The Willows?
- Nearby in PE30: St Michael's Family Centre (Church Lane), Phoenix Montessori Nursery, Twinkle Tots.
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.