Full-day nursery in Sicklesmere, Suffolk
Little Larks Day Nursery
Low Green, Nowton, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5ND · 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 June 2017Reference EY545741Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 August 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places70 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 July 2025Food 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
Low Green, Nowton, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5ND · More nurseries in IP29
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including The Pound.
Parks and playgrounds
- Nowton Park1 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 Larks Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Low Green, Nowton, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5ND, in Sicklesmere, Suffolk. It is registered for 70 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 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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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Riverwalk School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.9 miles
- South Lee School ages 0–13has a nursery class 0.9 miles
- Hardwick Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 1.2 miles
- Great Whelnetham Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.3 miles
- Sebert Wood Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.8 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 Larks Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Larks Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 21 August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Larks Day Nursery take?
Little Larks Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 70 children at any one time.
How do I contact Little Larks Day Nursery?
You can call 01284 761676 and visit www.littlelarksdaynursery.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 EY545741 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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