Full-day nursery in Chantry, Suffolk
Jack n Jill Pre-School and Nursery
Stone Lodge Community Centre, Hawthorn Drive, Ipswich, IP2 0QY · 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 October 2022Reference 2700208Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 March 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places48 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 June 2026Food 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
Stone Lodge Community Centre, Hawthorn Drive, Ipswich, IP2 0QY · More nurseries in IP2
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Gannet Road, Tern Road and Bunting Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Stone Lodge Park1 min walk
- Chantry Green5 min walk
- Chantry Park11 min walk
- Ellenbrook Open Space12 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground9 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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Jack n Jill Pre-School and Nursery is a full-day nursery at Stone Lodge Community Centre, Hawthorn Drive, Ipswich, IP2 0QY, in Chantry, Suffolk. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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| Jack n Jill Pre-School and NurseryThis 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
- The Oaks Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.3 miles
- Gusford Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- The Willows Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected February 2024 0.5 miles
- Sprites Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.5 miles
- Stone Lodge Academy ages 5–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Inadequate; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Inadequateinspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- St Mark's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.5 miles
- St Joseph's College ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- The Bridge School ages 4–19Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 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 Jack n Jill Pre-School and Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Jack n Jill Pre-School and Nursery Good at its inspection on 5 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Jack n Jill Pre-School and Nursery take?
Jack n Jill Pre-School and Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Jack n Jill Pre-School and Nursery?
Ipswich is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Jack n Jill Pre-School and Nursery?
You can call 01473 680887 and visit www.jacknjillipswich.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2700208 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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