Full-day nursery in Thetford, Norfolk
Traquinas Childcare
36 Croxton Road, Thetford, IP24 1AG · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 January 2015Reference EY486211Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 March 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places33 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 October 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
36 Croxton Road, Thetford, IP24 1AG · More nurseries in IP24
Stations
- Thetford5 min walk · 0.2 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Abbey Meadows7 min walk
- Boudicca Pocket Park8 min walk
- Abbey Meadows8 min walk
- Upper Melford Common8 min walk
- Castle Park10 min walk
- Richard Easten Way Play Area playground9 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 Norfolk there are about 3.9 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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Traquinas Childcare is a full-day nursery at 36 Croxton Road, Thetford, IP24 1AG, in Thetford, Norfolk. It is registered for 33 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 36 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Traquinas Limited.
Run by Traquinas Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traquinas ChildcareThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Clarence House ThetfordFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Traquinas ChildcareFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
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| Wildlings Shadwell LtdSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 4.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Norwich Road Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.1 miles
- The Damara School ages 5–16 0.4 miles
- Drake Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.4 miles
- Admirals Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- Raleigh Infant Academy Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.6 miles
- The Bishop's Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- Redcastle Family School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.7 miles
- Queensway Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.8 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 Traquinas Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Traquinas Childcare Outstanding at its inspection on 25 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Traquinas Childcare take?
Traquinas Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 33 children at any one time.
Who runs Traquinas Childcare?
Traquinas Childcare is run by Traquinas Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Traquinas Childcare?
Thetford is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Traquinas Childcare?
You can call 01842 338490 and visit www.traquinas.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 EY486211 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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