Full-day nursery in Bacton, Suffolk
Bacton Under Fives
The Playcentre, c/o Bacton Community Primary School, Tailors Green, Bacton, Stowmarket, IP14 4LL · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since January 1979Reference 251403Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 October 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 December 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
The Playcentre, c/o Bacton Community Primary School, Tailors Green, Bacton, Stowmarket, IP14 4LL · More nurseries in IP14
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Suffolk there are about 3.5 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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Bacton Under Fives is a full-day nursery at The Playcentre, c/o Bacton Community Primary School, Tailors Green, Bacton, Stowmarket, IP14 4LL, in Bacton, Suffolk. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.8 from 4 reviews (October 2026).
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| Bacton Under FivesThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bacton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 under 0.1 miles
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What is Bacton Under Fives's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bacton Under Fives Good at its inspection on 17 October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bacton Under Fives take?
Bacton Under Fives is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
How do I contact Bacton Under Fives?
You can call 01449 780079 and visit bactonunderfives.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 251403 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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