Sessional pre-school in Gainsborough, Suffolk
Happy Tots Pre School
Landseer Road Methodist Church, Landseer Road, Ipswich, IP3 9LX · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- 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 August 2005Reference EY316234Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 October 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places38 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 January 2019Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Landseer Road Methodist Church, Landseer Road, Ipswich, IP3 9LX · More nurseries in IP3
Buses
23 bus stops within 400 m, including Landseer Close, Gloucester Road and Cotman Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Landseer Park5 min walk
- Orwell Country Park11 min walk
- Pipers Vale11 min walk
- Murray Recreation Ground12 min walk
- Cobham Road Recreation Ground12 min walk
- Playground5 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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Happy Tots Pre School is a sessional pre-school at Landseer Road Methodist Church, Landseer Road, Ipswich, IP3 9LX, in Gainsborough, Suffolk. It is registered for 38 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Tots Pre SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- First Base Ipswich Academy ages 3–8has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.3 miles
- Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2022 0.4 miles
- Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- Morland Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.5 miles
- Ravenswood Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Cliff Lane Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.8 miles
- Rose Hill Primary Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.0 miles
- Britannia Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 1.3 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 Happy Tots Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Happy Tots Pre School Good at its inspection on 21 October 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Happy Tots Pre School take?
Happy Tots Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 38 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Happy Tots Pre School?
Derby Road (Ipswich) is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY316234 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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