Ofsted record

Early Years @ Highfield - Whitehouse

Waterford Road, Ipswich · URN EY547833

According to Ofsted's inspection on 23 September 2025, Early Years @ Highfield - Whitehouse in Waterford Road, Ipswich was rated Outstanding, one overall judgment under the framework Ofsted used until November 2025. Little Bees Nursery Intelligence tracks every Ofsted inspection of this setting.

Waterford Road, Ipswich · IP1 5NW. Location from the Ofsted register. This setting Nearby Same provider

  1. Inspected 23 September 2025

    a year ago

    Outstanding

    One overall judgment, under the framework Ofsted used until November 2025. Its next inspection will grade six areas separately.

    Outstanding
    Good
    Requires Improvement
    Inadequate

    Practice is consistently strong across the board and goes beyond what the standard requires.

  2. Earlier inspections

  3. 3 December 2019 Outstanding

On the register

Ofsted URN
EY547833
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care
Registered since
14 July 2017
Local authority
Suffolk

On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register.

Common questions

When was Early Years @ Highfield - Whitehouse last inspected by Ofsted? +

Early Years @ Highfield - Whitehouse in Waterford Road, Ipswich was last inspected on 23 September 2025, under the framework Ofsted used until November 2025, which gave one overall rating. Its next inspection will grade several areas separately on a report card.

What is Early Years @ Highfield - Whitehouse's Ofsted rating? +

Ofsted rated Early Years @ Highfield - Whitehouse Outstanding at its inspection on 23 September 2025. Practice is consistently strong across the board and goes beyond what the standard requires.

How long has Early Years @ Highfield - Whitehouse been registered? +

Early Years @ Highfield - Whitehouse has been registered with Ofsted since 14 July 2017. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY547833.

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Part of Highfield Children's Centre

2 settings on the register

Early Years @ Highfield - Whitehouse is one of 2 settings on Ofsted's register run by Highfield Children's Centre.

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