Full-day nursery in Grimstone End, Suffolk
Little Explorers Day Nursery Pakenham
4 Old Hall Barns, Bury St. Edmunds, IP31 2NG · 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 2016Reference EY538117Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 April 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 July 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
4 Old Hall Barns, Bury St. Edmunds, IP31 2NG · More nurseries in IP31
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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Little Explorers Day Nursery Pakenham is a full-day nursery at 4 Old Hall Barns, Bury St. Edmunds, IP31 2NG, in Grimstone End, Suffolk. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ixworth Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.1 miles
- Ixworth High School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 1.4 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 Little Explorers Day Nursery Pakenham's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Explorers Day Nursery Pakenham Good at its inspection on 28 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Explorers Day Nursery Pakenham take?
Little Explorers Day Nursery Pakenham is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
How do I contact Little Explorers Day Nursery Pakenham?
You can call 01359 232111 and visit www.littleexplorers-daynursery.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.
- 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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY538117 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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