Sessional pre-school in Haverhill, Suffolk
Little Raindrops
Little Raindrops Pre-School, Chapple Drive, HAVERHILL, CB9 0DU · 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 March 2011Reference EY426802Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 18 September 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Little Raindrops Pre-School, Chapple Drive, HAVERHILL, CB9 0DU · More nurseries in CB9
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Minster Road, Blackmore Close and Ganwick Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground12 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.
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Little Raindrops is a sessional pre-school at Little Raindrops Pre-School, Chapple Drive, HAVERHILL, CB9 0DU, in Haverhill, Suffolk. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- New Cangle Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Place Farm Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.5 miles
- Westfield Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.7 miles
- St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School, Haverhill Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- Burton End Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.8 miles
- Clements Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.0 miles
- Coupals Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 1.2 miles
- Castle Manor Academy Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.4 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 Raindrops's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Raindrops Good at its inspection on 26 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Raindrops take?
Little Raindrops is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
How do I contact Little Raindrops?
You can call 07957 747767.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY426802 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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