Sessional pre-school in Clare, Suffolk
Clare Bears Community Pre-School Limited
The Old School Community Centre, Callis Street, Sudbury, CO10 8PX · 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Old School Community Centre, Callis Street, Sudbury, CO10 8PX · More nurseries in CO10
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Common Street and Memorial.
Parks and playgrounds
- Clare Common2 min walk
- Clare Castle Country Park5 min walk
- The Nuttery7 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
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.
What parents say
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Clare Bears Community Pre-School Limited is a sessional pre-school at The Old School Community Centre, Callis Street, Sudbury, CO10 8PX, in Clare, Suffolk. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clare Bears Community Pre-School LimitedThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Little Woodland Tribe @RidgewellSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.5 miles |
| Tots & TeepeesFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.7 miles |
| Ketton Early BirdsFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 4.1 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Clare Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.1 miles
- Stour Valley Community School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.4 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Clare Bears Community Pre-School Limited's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Clare Bears Community Pre-School Limited Good at its inspection on 17 June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Clare Bears Community Pre-School Limited take?
Clare Bears Community Pre-School Limited is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
How do I contact Clare Bears Community Pre-School Limited?
You can call 01787 277367 and visit www.clarebears.org.
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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.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- 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 EY554130 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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