Opening hours
MONDAY - FRIDAY 8:30am - 3:00pm
Cavendish Pre-school
Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2025)
Number of places
17 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2025
Local authority
Suffolk
About this day nursery
Cavendish Pre-School, located in Sudbury, CO10 8AD, dedicates itself to offering a nurturing, engaging, and friendly atmosphere where young children can flourish through play. The pre-school prioritises the individual development of each child, placing immense value on their unique qualities.
Operating from the Jubilee Room, Memorial Hall, on Melford Rd, the pre-school maintains a 'Good' rating across all categories, as recognised in its latest Ofsted report from January 2025. Parents and guardians are actively encouraged to participate in the pre-school community, whether by staying for lunch sessions or joining various events and activities, fostering a strong sense of involvement and partnership in their child's early education journey.
Our ethos
Cavendish Pre-School is dedicated to offering a nurturing, engaging, and friendly atmosphere where children can flourish through play, prioritising the individual development of each child and valuing their unique qualities. They encourage parental involvement and partnership in their child's early education.
What it's like
Children demonstrate their happiness as they arrive at this delightful pre-school. Staff have an excellent knowledge of children and meet their individual needs well. A high priority is placed on helping children feel safe and secure, and the robust key-person system ensures children feel welcomed and have a sense of belonging.
Good Ofsted ratingPlay-based learningParent involvement encouraged
Pricing & funding
Pricing on request
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Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Cavendish Pre-school
Last inspected 9 January 2025
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Children demonstrate their happiness as they arrive at this delightful pre-school. Staff have an excellent knowledge of children and meet their individual needs well. A high priority is placed on helping children feel safe and secure, and the robust key-person system ensures children feel welcomed and have a sense of belonging.
Inspector highlights
- Staff know children well and use their knowledge of child development to help children make progress.
- Children work together on tasks and develop perseverance and confidence in their abilities.
- Children use mathematical language in their play and apply these concepts to their work.
- Staff engage well with children, using back-and-forth conversation to help them become confident communicators.
- Storytelling is impressive, with staff immersing children in stories and connecting prior learning.
Areas to develop
- 1extend the sharing of highly detailed information about children's progress to include all parents, enabling them to further support learning and development at home
- 2develop further the use of evaluation to regularly include the views of parents and further identify areas for development within the setting.
Inspection #10364231 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
parents comment on how happy children are and that they would not choose anywhere else for them.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) make particularly good progress. This is because leaders place a high priority on providing the appropriate support that children need to make the progress they are capable of. Reports and feedback are especially detailed for children with SEND, which helps to engage parents in targets and next steps.
Outdoor space
Children have the opportunity to practise their early writing in their play. They draw on large drawing boards in the garden, make marks in foam with brushes, and scribe in notebooks.
Parent Reviews of Cavendish Pre-school
5.0
(1)
Gemma Hubbard
a year ago
My daughter loves going to the preschool, the staff are so welcoming and friendly. She is very happy there and we’ll cared for.
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Inspection history
Date: November 2004
- January 2025Good
- January 2019Good
- November 2015Good
- May 2011Good
- November 2004Requires improvement
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