Opening hours
8am-5:30pm, 50 weeks a year
Meadow Brook Playcare
Ofsted: Strong standard·
1.0(1 parent reviews)
·Meadow Children's Centre, Seaman Avenue, SAXMUNDHAM, IP17 1DZ · Suffolk
Number of places
53 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2026
Local authority
Suffolk
About this day nursery
Meadow Brook Playcare, operating since 2023 in SAXMUNDHAM, IP17 1DZ, is a childcare setting for children aged 0-4 years. The nursery provides a welcoming and inclusive environment where children thrive and make remarkable progress from their individual starting points.
With a strong emphasis on consistent daily routines and a robust key-person system, children are supported in building secure attachments and feeling comfortable in their new environment. The setting excels in fostering positive behaviour, attitudes, and welfare, promoting both physical and mental health through outdoor learning experiences, such as visits to the meadow and allotment.
The exceptionally well-designed curriculum is tailored to individual needs, with staff providing inspiring activities and continuous support. The nursery ensures that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive comprehensive support, including the use of visual prompts and Makaton sign language, to enhance communication and learning.
Leaders and staff are dedicated to maintaining high standards, working collaboratively with parents and external professionals to ensure every child achieves the best possible outcomes. The positive and open culture of safeguarding ensures children feel safe and their wellbeing is prioritised.
What it's like
Throughout this inclusive nursery, children are tremendously happy and thriving. Children are making noteworthy achievements from their starting points, supported by gradual and tailored settling-in processes. Children have time to build caring attachments to their key persons and feel comfortable in their new environment. Fun-loving staff dress up alongside children for the topic of the week, "people who help us." Laughter and giggles echo throughout the nursery as staff interact with children in playful ways. Children build essential social skills, develop their imaginations and learn to understand the roles of different people in their community. This can inspire their future career paths.
Thriving childrenRobust key-person systemTailored curriculumOutdoor learning focusStrong SEND support
Pricing & funding
Pricing on request
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Age range
4 months to rising 5 years
Term time / All Year
All_year
Established
2023
Ofsted Inspection — new report card
Strong standard
Last inspected Mar 2026
Grade summary
Exceptional
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Strong standard
Expected standard
—
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.
Category grades
AchievementStrong standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesStrong standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
Age range
0 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Meadow Brook Playcare
Last inspected 24 March 2026
Actions the provider must take
- Leaders should sustain their work to ensure continued improvement and high standards. They should focus on creating a transformational impact on the outcomes and experiences of disadvantaged children, those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who may face other barriers to their learning and/or wellbeing.
What it's like to attend
Throughout this inclusive nursery, children are tremendously happy and thriving. Children are making noteworthy achievements from their starting points, supported by gradual and tailored settling-in processes. Children have time to build caring attachments to their key persons and feel comfortable in their new environment. Fun-loving staff dress up alongside children for the topic of the week, "people who help us." Laughter and giggles echo throughout the nursery as staff interact with children in playful ways. Children build essential social skills, develop their imaginations and learn to understand the roles of different people in their community. This can inspire their future career paths.
Inspector highlights
- Children, including those with SEND, make tremendous progress from their starting points.
- Staff create a safe and welcoming environment, and the robust key-person system ensures children have a reassuring base.
- Consistent, daily routines benefit children and ease anxieties for those who find transitions difficult.
- Staff are excellent role models and frequently provide meaningful praise when children use good manners.
- Outdoor learning and real-life experiences, such as visiting the meadow and the allotment, promote children's physical and mental health.
- The curriculum is incredibly well-designed by leaders and tailored to meet individual needs.
Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
The nursery provides comprehensive support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff use visual prompts, such as Makaton sign language, and tailor support with external professionals to meet individual needs effectively. Adaptations are systematically adjusted, ensuring children with SEND achieve the best possible outcomes and make significant progress in their communication, language development, and overall learning.
Outdoor space
Outdoor learning and real-life experiences, such as visiting the meadow and the allotment, promote children's physical and mental health. Children learn to regulate emotions through activities like digging in the mud and taking deep breaths in fresh air, experiencing the awe and wonder of nature, including chicks or ducklings hatching.
EAL / language support
The nursery provides tailored support for children with English as an additional language, ensuring their individual needs are met and they make significant progress in their speech and communication.
Parent Reviews of Meadow Brook Playcare
1.0
(1)
Ashton Atkins
4 weeks ago
Is a bad school
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Inspection history
Most recent inspection
24 March 2026
Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.
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