Stowmarket Day Nursery

  • Outdoor learning

  • Open 7.30am - 6.30pm

  • Open all year round

  • Linked to Pre-school

01449 774 800

A nursery in the heart of Stowmarket

We are conveniently located in the centre of Stowmarket within Union Street West car park, just off Gipping Way Road, a community nursery where our children flourish. As part of the community offer, we can provide flexible childcare and commit to no additional charges for food, enhancements, or consumables.

Stowmarket children start their journey here at our Stowmarket Day Nursery and then progress to our pre-school, which is on the same site. Our setting is perfectly sized so that children are in small groups and can develop at their own pace.

The nursery has two rooms with an inside garden and plenty of opportunity to play outside and explore the world around them in the town on our trips out.

The children often visit our Pre-school, which is just a short walk away. Here, they play in the garden and become familiar with the pre-school environment and team so that they are very confident when it is their time to transition to pre-school.

Visit our Pre-school page here.

  • Stowmarket Day Nursery, 12 Bury Street, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1HW
  • Opening times:
    • Full day
    • 8am to 6pm
    • AM
    • 8am to 1pm
    • PM
    • 1pm to 6pm
    • Early start
    • 7:30am
    • Late finish
    • 6.30pm
  • We are located in the Pure Gym car park also opposite the Ela Turkish restaurant. There is a small parking area available for parents and visitors.
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Our enriched curriculum embedded into every nursery

The Brighter Learning Approach (BLA) is unique to The Old Station Nursery group and is our advanced approach to the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum and core pedagogy. It differs from traditional nursery teaching methods by providing real-life opportunities to enhance children’s natural curiosity, with emphasis on hands-on experiences, child-led learning, and whole development.

The six core areas promote active engagement and critical thinking whilst encouraging exploration, creativity, and collaboration. Each child learns at their own pace and is challenged and extended at appropriate times.

The best place to see the BLA in action is via our local nursery Facebook page, where each post explains which part of the curriculum the children are working on. Our parents also receive updates on the Parent App too.

My Happy and Healthy Self

Championing children's holistic health and laying the foundations for a happy, healthy and successful life.

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Wonderful World

Helping the future generation of global citizens to understand the world they live in and to believe they can make a difference.

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Super Steam

Enabling early experiences in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM). Nurturing our next generation of investigators, inventors and innovators.

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Raving Readers

Enticing children to develop a life-long love of books and reading through engaging and interactive storytelling experiences. Building strong literacy skills while sparking imagination and creativity.

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Mini Maths

Engaging children in meaningful mathematical learning. Developing knowledge, building skills and exploring concepts, through purposeful play and plenty of practice.

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Confident Speakers and Communicators

Developing confident communicators by engaging in quality conversations with children every day, in a language rich and communication friendly environment.

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Clubs and enhancements at Stowmarket Day Nursery

For our younger children we run a mixture of extra clubs that enhance our Brighter Learning Approach, our bespoke version of the Early Years Statutory Framework.

Budding Chefs at Stowmarket nursery

Our children love nothing more than when the team calls time for meal preparation or works with them during a baking morning or to produce a teatime dessert. The children learn so much from these activities, including measuring, counting, and following instructions.

Budding Gardeners at Stowmarket nursery

Come rain or shine, we tend our vegetable plots, teaching the children about the different stages of growth cycles and exploring the different tastes and textures of the produce.

As Budding Gardeners, children learn about the environment and gain lifelong sustainable growing skills and enjoyment, which they will carry with them throughout their lives.

Budding Musicians at Stowmarket nursery

Budding Musicians can explore different instruments at our children’s nursery, enjoy rhythmic games, and participate in interactive sing-along sessions. Each activity is carefully crafted to inspire a love for music and develop their auditory skills in a fun and engaging environment.

They’ll discover the joy of creating melodies, understanding beats, and expressing themselves through music.

Budding Movers at Stowmarket nursery

At Stowmarket Day Nursery, our babies and toddlers explore the world around them through structured dance, sports, and music activities that help to build gross motor skills and an appreciation of movement.

Budding Artists at Stowmarket nursery

Messy Mornings is a firm favourite for the children. These activities can include anything from paint to flour to leaves, Play-Doh, lentils, shredded paper, and glue, to name a few.

In essence, Messy Mornings uses items that the children love to play with, bringing their creative development and fine motor skills to the fore.

Our nursery environments are designed to support messy play, and we can easily tidy up when it is time for lunch.

Budding Scientists at Stowmarket nursery

Babies and toddlers have so much to learn in the environment around them.

From learning about insect lifecycles to questioning colour changes when mixing paints. Our young scientists absorb information right from their early months.

Languages at Stowmarket nursery

We love developing our language at Stowmarket Day Nursery. For our nursery and toddler children, we use Makaton, a sign-language programme that supports the development of essential communication skills such as paying attention, comprehension, memory, and expression. It is ideal for our children at this age.

Our promises at Stowmarket Day Nursery

Parent Communication

Our nursery group is passionate about the link between home and nursery; the nursery experience is just as much about the parent as it is for the child.

Stowmarket Day Nursery commits to verbally updating you about your child’s day at pick-up time and also via digital updates on the parent App.

We are here at any time should you wish to call us or want to discuss any area of your child’s care.  Our aim is to look after our parents as well as our children, so you can carry on with your day, work and career with a sense of peace.

Safety First, Safety Always

First and foremost, you and we need to know that your child is safe. Before we can deliver the excellent curriculum that makes our nurseries so special, robust policies and procedures are followed to meet the exacting standards of Ofsted, building and fire regulations, food safety standards and staff DBS background checks and references.

Our staff are trained in numerous areas and we offer further training opportunities for staff who have an interest in a particular area.

For example, some of our nurseries have attained Millie’s Mark, an accreditation gained by having 100% of staff on site trained in paediatric first aid.

Nursery Mealtimes

Nutritious hot meals are prepared on-site at Stowmarket Day Nursery by our cook.

Sitting down to eat together as well as good nutrition is essential during childhood as it is a time of rapid growth and development.

Key Person

Every child has a nursery key person who knows them best and who will be the child and parent’s main contact.  Your key person at our nursery will update you about your child’s day and is there to answer your questions.

When your child moves to the next age group room, we hold several settling sessions with a new nursery key person.

We encourage our parents to view the new room too and we will work with you to discuss the new routines, just like we did when you first started nursery.

Next Stop School

It is wonderful to nurture our children and see them graduate to primary school, many of whom go to the Primary right next door to us.  Part of the unique offering of Stowmarket Day Nursery is our focus on the next stage of your child’s learning journey.

We prepare the children through school activities, teacher meet and greets and graduation ceremonies.

Our commitment is to support our parents too by providing child learning journey updates, parents evenings or one-to-ones and home link learning kits to enhance the link between nursery and home.

Nursery Activities

All our nurseries follow the Brighter Learning Approach, our bespoke version of the Early Years Statutory Framework and within this, each nursery chooses extra clubs, activities and enhancements that are suitable for their space.

Here we enjoy the ‘Budding’ clubs including gardening, science and movers.

Fees and Funding

Stowmarket Day Nursery offers commits to providing a simple fee structure so you can manage your nursery costs.

Our nursery in Rubery has the benefit of full day, half day and short-day sessions as well as a small number of term time only sessions. To support our community, we do not charge for additions such as food, enhancements or consumables and some fully funded and part-funded sessions are also available for eligible families.

Please contact us for the nursery fee that is correct for your individual circumstances.

A room for every stage of your child’s development

Baby Room

Our Baby Room is full of sensual play, such as rattles and mirrors, to stimulate interest in the very young. As they get older, we have a wealth of resources to encourage a zest for learning as they develop their own interests.

We provide a homely environment and follow home routines to help your baby settle quickly. Our focus here is on Personal, Emotional, Social and Physical Development using a range of age-appropriate toys.

Toddler Room

What's happening at Stowmarket Nursery

Join us at our open day

Join us for our upcoming open day, where you can tour our vibrant classrooms, meet our caring staff, and discover how we nurture your child’s growth and development.

Taking place on Thursday 14th November, 10am-4pm, it’s the perfect opportunity for families to explore our facilities and learn about our engaging early learning programs!

The window for funding applications is now open

The new funding term is starting again in January and it’s important to understand the different kinds of funded childcare available to you and when you need to apply before the deadline closes on 30th November.

We have online experts who are on hand to answer any questions you may have via a web chat service, whether you’re a new or existing nursery parent.

Find out how you can save money on nursery fees through funding.

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What our Stowmarket Nursery Manager says

“We pride ourselves on providing exceptional childcare for families so you can rest assured and feel confident that your children are in a caring, safe, stimulating and fun environment where each child is listened to, valued and heard.”

Claire Wightman, Nursery Manager at Stowmarket Day Nursery

Sunhill Stowmarket Nursery is proud to be independently reviewed and graded by daynurseries.co.uk

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