Full-day nursery in Elmswell, Suffolk
Little Elms
Little Elms, Cooks Road, Elmswell, IP30 9BX · 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 February 2011Reference EY420834Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 11 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places71 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 19 December 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Little Elms, Cooks Road, Elmswell, IP30 9BX · More nurseries in IP30
Stations
- Elmswell7 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
19 bus stops within 400 m, including Manns Court, Memorial Library and Whatley Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Elmswell Memorial Garden2 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Crown Mill Play Park playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 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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Little Elms is a full-day nursery at Little Elms, Cooks Road, Elmswell, IP30 9BX, in Elmswell, Suffolk. It is registered for 71 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, 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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| Little ElmsThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Foxglove Montessori NurserySessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Elmswell Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.2 miles
- Woolpit Primary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2022 1.1 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 Little Elms's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Elms Good at its inspection on 11 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Elms take?
Little Elms is registered with Ofsted for up to 71 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Elms?
Elmswell is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Elms?
You can call 01359 240491 and visit www.littleelms.co.uk.
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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 EY420834 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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