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New Horizons Day Care in Bury St. Edmunds (IP28 7DE)

Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2023)
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5.0(3 parent reviews) ·New Horizon Day Care Centre, Unit 33, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, IP28 7DE · Suffolk
Number of places
85 places
Age range
0–3 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2023
Local authority
Suffolk

About this day nursery

New Horizons Day Care, situated in Bury St. Edmunds, offers comprehensive childcare services for children from infancy up to 11 years old. The nursery provides tailored environments for different age groups, starting with a serene space for babies (0-12 months) to encourage bonding and initial exploration.

As children grow, they transition to the Caterpillars room (12-24 months) where they build confidence and communication skills through guided play, and then to the Butterflies room (24-36 months) to develop independence and social skills. The Ladybirds (36+ months/Pre-School) group focuses on play-based learning to prepare children for school.

Beyond standard nursery care, New Horizons Day Care extends its support to families by offering breakfast and after-school clubs for children up to 11 years, providing drop-offs and pickups from local schools. Additionally, holiday clubs are available for children aged 4-10 years, ensuring they remain engaged and happy during school breaks.

With over a decade of experience in childcare, New Horizons prides itself on being OFSTED registered and staffed by a qualified and caring team, offering flexible sessions to accommodate varying family needs.

What it's like

Children have developed strong bonds with staff in a welcoming and secure environment, helping them to develop good levels of self-confidence and manage their personal care. In the baby room, staff engage babies in quality interaction to support communication skills. Children enthusiastically engage in outdoor play and their behaviour is good, following the example set by staff.

OFSTED RegisteredFlexible sessionsBreakfast & After-School ClubsHoliday Clubs

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Nursery: Monday to Friday, 7:30 am – 5:30 pm (excluding Bank Holidays and 1 week over Christmas). Wrap Around Care: 7:00-9:00 am and 3:00-6:00 pm.

Session types

Full day, Breakfast Club, After-School Club, Holiday Club

Age range

0-11 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for New Horizons Day Care

Last inspected 15 March 2023

Safeguarding effective
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 have developed strong bonds with staff in a welcoming and secure environment, helping them to develop good levels of self-confidence and manage their personal care. In the baby room, staff engage babies in quality interaction to support communication skills. Children enthusiastically engage in outdoor play and their behaviour is good, following the example set by staff.

Inspector highlights

  • Children have developed strong bonds with staff, who provide a welcoming and secure environment where children feel safe.
  • Children are highly independent for their young age. They competently manage their personal needs, putting on their coats for outdoor play with minimal support.
  • Partnerships with parents are well established and valued. Parents provide very positive comments about their children's experiences at the nursery.
  • The provider offers effective supervision, ensuring staff have regular opportunities for training to enhance their practice.
  • All staff are confident in their understanding of how to keep children safe from harm and ensure their welfare.

Areas to develop

  • 1help staff to model and guide the social aspect of mealtimes to enhance children's experience
  • 2build on the already good practice and seek further ways to help all staff deepen their knowledge of how to deliver the curriculum content.
Inspection #10238263 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

parents say that staff are approachable and share good information about their children.

parents also say that staff are very supportive, particularly during the settling-in period, which they found so reassuring

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff have a good understanding of their children and use this knowledge to help them plan for each child's individual learning needs. In addition, they liaise with other professionals where appropriate and this helps them to decide what to teach children.

Outdoor space

Staff plan good opportunities for outdoor play for children to develop their physical skills. Children enthusiastically scoop and dig in the sand and scoot along energetically on ride-on toys and are supported as they try to climb the steps of the climbing frame.

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
Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2023

Date: May 2014

  • March 2023Good
  • April 2022Requires improvement
  • February 2022Inadequate
  • September 2021Inadequate
  • August 2017Good
  • November 2014Good
  • May 2014Inadequate

Frequently asked about New Horizons Day Care

About the setting

New Horizons Day Care LTD registered in 2013. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, from 7am until 6pm. The nursery employs 12 members of childcare staff. Of these, seven hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. This includes the provider/manager who holds a qualification at level 6. The nursery receives funding to provide free early education for two-year-old children.

URN
EY472340
Registered person
New Horizons Day Care Ltd
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Previous rating
Requires improvement

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