Full-day nursery in California, Suffolk
Hunnitots Day Nursery
Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, Heath Road, Ipswich, IP4 5PD · 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 November 1992Reference 251761Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record3 inspectionslatest 15 May 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places102 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 26 February 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (3)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, Heath Road, Ipswich, IP4 5PD · More nurseries in IP4
Stations
- Derby Road (Ipswich)19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Ipswich Hospital, Goring Road and Heath Road Hospital.
Parks and playgrounds
- Newbury Road Recreation Ground5 min walk
- Rushmere Common5 min walk
- Newbury Road Dog Park6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 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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Hunnitots Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, Heath Road, Ipswich, IP4 5PD, in California, Suffolk. It is registered for 102 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Britannia Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.4 miles
- Broke Hall Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected February 2024 0.7 miles
- Rose Hill Primary Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- Clifford Community Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected November 2024 1.0 miles
- Sidegate Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 1.0 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 1.0 miles
- Rushmere Hall Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected January 2024 1.1 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 Hunnitots Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Hunnitots Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 15 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Hunnitots Day Nursery take?
Hunnitots Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 102 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Hunnitots Day Nursery?
Derby Road (Ipswich) is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Hunnitots Day Nursery?
You can call 01473 704514.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 251761 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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