Sessional pre-school in Hartest, Suffolk
Hartest Pre-School
The Row, Hartest, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP29 4DL · 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
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 Row, Hartest, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP29 4DL · More nurseries in IP29
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including School.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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.
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Hartest Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at The Row, Hartest, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP29 4DL, in Hartest, Suffolk. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartest Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Little Tree HuggersFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 4.6 miles |
| Catey Pre- SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 4.8 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hartest Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.2 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Hartest Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Hartest Pre-School Good at its inspection on 30 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Hartest Pre-School take?
Hartest Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
How do I contact Hartest Pre-School?
You can call 01284 830860 and visit www.hartestpreschool.co.uk.
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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.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY362565 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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