Sessional pre-school in Clare, Suffolk
Little Woodland Tribe
Clare Castle Country Park, Maltings Lane, Clare, CO10 8NW · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Clare Castle Country Park, Maltings Lane, Clare, CO10 8NW · More nurseries in CO10
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Memorial.
Parks and playgrounds
- Clare Castle Country Park1 min walk
- The Nuttery7 min walk
- Clare Common8 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 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 Woodland Tribe is a sessional pre-school at Clare Castle Country Park, Maltings Lane, Clare, CO10 8NW, in Clare, Suffolk. It is registered for 18 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Springfields Pre-School Limited.
Run by Springfields Pre-School Limited (school), which runs 5 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Woodland TribeThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Clare Bears Community Pre-School LimitedSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Cavendish Pre-schoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.7 miles |
| Hundon Hedgehogs PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.1 miles |
| Little Woodland Tribe @RidgewellSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.3 miles |
| Tots & TeepeesFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.8 miles |
| Acorns Pre School LimitedSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 4.1 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Clare Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.3 miles
- Stour Valley Community School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.4 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 Woodland Tribe's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Woodland Tribe Good at its inspection on 9 September 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Woodland Tribe take?
Little Woodland Tribe is registered with Ofsted for up to 18 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Woodland Tribe?
Little Woodland Tribe is run by Springfields Pre-School Limited, which runs 5 nurseries.
How do I contact Little Woodland Tribe?
You can call 07803 514005 and visit littlewoodlandtribe.co.uk.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2544736 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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