Opening hours
Monday to Friday all year round, from 7am until 6pm.
New Horizons Day Care in Bury St. Edmunds (IP28 7DE)
Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2023)
Number of places
150 places
Age range
3–5 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2023
Local authority
Suffolk
About this day nursery
New Horizons Day Care in Bury St. Edmunds provides a nurturing environment for children from birth up to school age, offering tailored care across distinct age-specific rooms: Bunnies (0-12 months), Caterpillars (12-24 months), Butterflies (24-36 months), and Ladybirds (36+ months/Pre-School). The nursery emphasises a play-based learning approach to foster confidence, communication, social skills, and independence, preparing older children for their transition to school.
With over 10 years of childcare experience and OFSTED registration (EY472340), New Horizons prides itself on a team of qualified, caring, and experienced staff. Recognising the diverse needs of working parents, the setting offers flexible sessions, alongside comprehensive wraparound care including breakfast and after-school clubs for children up to 11 years old, with local school drop-offs and pickups, and engaging holiday clubs for children aged 4-10 during school breaks.
The nursery is open Monday to Friday, except on bank holidays and for one week over the Christmas period.
Our ethos
New Horizons Day Care embraces a play-based learning approach, aiming to develop children's confidence, communication, social skills, and independence. They focus on preparing children for school and offer tailored care in age-specific rooms.
What it's like
Children are happy, engaged and show that they feel safe and secure. They build good bonds with staff, who are kind and approachable role models. Children develop self-esteem, good behaviour, and language skills in a calm and consistent environment.
OFSTED RegisteredFlexible SessionsBreakfast & After-School ClubsHoliday Clubs
Pricing & funding
Pricing on request
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Request pricing →Key facts
Age range
0-11 years
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
2020
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for New Horizons Day Care
Last inspected 15 March 2023 · Gail Warnes
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 are happy, engaged and show that they feel safe and secure. They build good bonds with staff, who are kind and approachable role models. Children develop self-esteem, good behaviour, and language skills in a calm and consistent environment.
Inspector highlights
- Since the last inspection, the provider has recruited a qualified and experienced manager and made some staff changes.
- The manager and staff work well as a team. They are committed to providing children with meaningful and purposeful hands-on learning experiences.
- Staff understand the importance of reading stories to children. They read with good expression that captivates children's interest.
- Children hear staff use and introduce lots of new words that help them build a wide vocabulary.
- Parents are very positive about the nursery and staff.
Areas to develop
- 1enhance staff's understanding of how to help children develop greater self- control to cooperate with their peers and manage disagreements peaceably
- 2enhance support for children who speak English as an additional language to hear and use their home languages in nursery, to boost their understanding and confidence to speak English.
Inspection #10238396 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
"parents say that they feel well informed about their child's day and what they need to learn next."
"Parents comment positively about the improvements made over the last 12 months and remark on what their child tells them about the activities they have enjoyed."
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
Outdoor space
Children consider the safety of other children as they practise running jumps outside. Staff use chalk to mark the distance jumped and children eagerly consider who jumped the furthest.
EAL / language support
Staff adapt their interactions appropriately to support children who speak English as an additional language. They use pictures and single words to help build children's understanding. However, children do not hear or use their home language in the nursery. This hinders their progress in making connections with what they know and in developing confidence to speak in English.
Parent Reviews of New Horizons Day Care
5.0
(3)
alison gross
6 years ago
THE BEST! We are Americans and have been using New Horizons Day Care for over a year. Bev, the owner, is so personable and truly cares about your children. She has a brilliant way of teaching the children through play, visuals and kinesthetic learning. I can not praise the staff enough for being so kind, curious and creative with the children. The rates are very fair, and I feel that my children are safe and that their minds are expanding while at New Horizons. My twins' (3 years) language skills have really blossomed while at New Horizons. I fully trust Bev and her staff with my children.
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Ivory Harris
4 years ago
I love this daycare. My son attended nursery at age 3 and now after school care at age 4. The facility is large and each room has its own purpose and theme. The staff is fantastic and my son loves Ms. Laura, Beverly and Tiffany. I'm really glad I made the choice to have him attend.
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Angie “Falangie H” Harris
6 years ago
My child had been here a few months now and he's very happy. Although it's a large operation the carers all seem to know and care about each child. They do daily activities and send pictures and updates on behavior and interaction skills which is so, so nice.
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Inspection history
Date: September 2021
- April 2023Good
- March 2023Good
- May 2022Requires improvement
- April 2022Requires improvement
- March 2022Inadequate
- February 2022Inadequate
- October 2021Inadequate
- September 2021Inadequate
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