Woodpeckers Nursery
Day nursery
Woodpeckers Nursery is set on the edge of Sudbury beside the water meadows. The Georgian-style building is fully adapted to provide happy, secure and a caring environment to help your child's development at every stage. As a family concern, the proprietors of woodpeckers all take an active part in the day-to-day running of the nursery. The nursery has 3 main age related rooms, Busy Bees - baby room, Little Ladybirds (14 - 24 months), Curious Caterpillars - toddler room (24 - 36 months, Bright Butterflies Preschool Room (3 - 5 years). Our aim is to provide quality, professional childcare and pre-school nursery education that’s fun and gives you the assurance your child is looked after within a secure, caring and supportive environment. Woodpeckers has achieved the Suffolk Quality Assurance award.
Who to contact
- Name
- Jeff or Deirdre Micklewright
- Position
- Manager / Proprietor
- Telephone
-
01787 377707
- jeff@woodpeckers-nursery.co.uk
- Website
-
http://www.woodpeckers-nursery.co.uk
- Social Media
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Find us on Facebook
Venue Details
- Venue
- Melford Road
- Address
-
Sudbury
Suffolk - Postcode
- CO10 1XT
- View on a map
- Venue Website
- http://www.woodpeckers-nursery.co.uk
- Parking available
- Yes
- Notes
Bus route in & out of Sudbury stop outside.
Additional contact
- Name
- Emily Porter-Howe
- Position
- Deputy Manager
- Telephone
- 01787 377707
30 Hours Extended Entitlements
- Registered to provide 30 Hours?
- Yes
Vacancies
- Last updated
- 05/01/2024
- Immediate vacancies
- Yes
- Other information
- Please contact Woodpeckers Nursery for vacancy information.
Days & times
-
Monday: 08:45 - 16.15
Monday to Friday PM: 08:00 early start daily - 17:30 Tue + Wed
Inclusive Provisions
- Wheelchair access
- Yes - This setting has level access to their premises.
- Cultural provisions
- Yes - Children from different ethnic backgrounds welcomed and made to feel at home. Books, wall displays, links with parents all help to make your child's time with us enjoyable and rewarding.
- Individual dietary needs
- Yes - Vegetarian and others if specified.
- Recent experience of supporting children with additional needs
- Yes - One to One support is offered. Also 3 members of staff have undertaken appropriate training. We have good links with Suffolk County Council.
- Specific additional needs this setting has experience of
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ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder)
Aspergers Syndrome
Asthma
Autistic spectrum
Brittle Bones
Cancer
Challenging Behaviour
Communication difficulties
Cystic Fibrosis
Diabetes
Downs syndrome
Dyslexia
Eczema
Emotional needs
Epilepsy
Costs
- Table of costs
-
Table of costs Amount Cost Type £62.51 3 & 4 year old – daily rate £64.92 Under 2 – daily rate £8.42 plus any food taken £7.50 daily meals £8 breakfast club 08:00 £12.00 Late 17:30 Tu+Wed 17.30 - Details
- 5% for 2nd child 5% for NHS workers Lower rates for older children. Per session from £28.44 afternoon - £29.71 morning Per day from £52.44 Per week from £249.09
Other Details
- Facilities
- Accessible parking, Arts and crafts, Baby facilities, Climbing frame, Close to parks, Computer, Enclosed outdoor play area, Equipment for all ages, Forest school, Garden, Healthy eating, Kitchen, Out-door play, Outdoor play equipment, Pet birds, Pet fish, Pet small mammals, Pets, Sensory play equipment, Sleeping area, Slide, Soft play area, TV - DVD, Take children on outings, Vegetable patch
- School pickups
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Glemsford Primary Academy (Sudbury)
Wells Hall Primary School (Gt Cornard)
Woodhall Primary School (Sudbury)
St Gregory CEVCP School (Sudbury) - Further information about pick-ups
- Only by special arrangement
- Cater for over 8s
- No
- Age Range
- From 0 Year(s)
- To 5 Year(s)
- Offers Tax Free Childcare
- Yes
Ofsted Information
- Ofsted URN
- 251810
- Link to latest ofsted inspection report
- Inspection history
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Inspection History Inspection Date Inspection type Inspection Outcome 08/11/2007 Integrated Outstanding 10/12/2009 Inspection (Early Years Register) Good 30/08/2013 Inspection (Early Years Register) Good 12/01/2017 Inspection (Early Years Register) Good 25/10/2022 Inspection (Early Years Register) Good
Support for people with disabilities
- Experience of including people with special educational needs and disabilities
We have two highly qualified SENCOs on site who have additional training in BSEDs, ASD, Global learning delay, downs syndrome, PEG feeding.
All of our staff have level 1 & 2 Makaton training.
We have PECs and visual timetables in place.
Some rooms have developed sensory areas and hold sensory sessions.
- Contact
- Deirdre Micklewright, Emily Porter-Howe, Andrea Adams
- Telephone
- 01787 377707
- jeff@woodpeckers-nursery.co.uk
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