Full-day nursery in Beccles, Suffolk
Sunbeams Educare Limited
Sunbeams Educare, Scout & Guide Hall, Ken Markland Way, Off Common Lane, BECCLES, NR34 9BU · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- 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 2011Reference EY430371Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 June 2025Ofsted · 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 14 May 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Sunbeams Educare, Scout & Guide Hall, Ken Markland Way, Off Common Lane, BECCLES, NR34 9BU · More nurseries in NR34
Stations
- Beccles3 min walk · 0.1 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Railway Hotel and Old Farm Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Beccles Common5 min walk
- The Meadow12 min walk
- Playground7 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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Sunbeams Educare Limited is a full-day nursery at Sunbeams Educare, Scout & Guide Hall, Ken Markland Way, Off Common Lane, BECCLES, NR34 9BU, in Beccles, Suffolk. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunbeams Educare LimitedThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Thurlton Pre SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 5.0 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ravensmere Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.4 miles
- The Albert Pye Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.4 miles
- Beccles Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.6 miles
- St Benet's RC Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 miles
- Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected May 2025 1.1 miles
- Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.6 miles
- Beccles High School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.4 miles
- Sir John Leman High School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.7 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 Sunbeams Educare Limited's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sunbeams Educare Limited Good at its inspection on 16 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sunbeams Educare Limited take?
Sunbeams Educare Limited is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Sunbeams Educare Limited?
Beccles is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Sunbeams Educare Limited?
You can call 01502 710523 and visit www.sunbeamseducare.com.
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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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY430371 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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