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Pupils at Ipswich Prep School spent their first day back this term climbing, balancing and exploring a brand-new playground, officially opened by the Mayor of Ipswich in a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
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Record absence rates in Suffolk are not just about truancy. Parents here say pressure, unmet SEND needs and rigid rules are pushing children out of classrooms and, for some, into home education.
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Ipswich MP Jack Abbott has expressed disappointment that families were given only three months' notice of Bright Horizons Quayside's closure, despite the option to continue into next year being available, as he works to secure alternative childcare places.
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Suffolk's toddler development rates remain below pre-pandemic levels, with 20% failing to meet expected standards last year.
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Twizzle Tops Day Nursery on Cavendish Street has transformed its Ofsted rating from 'inadequate' to 'good' in just five months, showing significant improvement across all areas following a series of interventions.
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MP for Ipswich and former teaching assistant Jack Abbott has welcomed the government's reform of Ofsted inspections.
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New figures show fewer young children in Suffolk are meeting expected development levels compared to before the pandemic.
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An Ipswich nursery caring for over 100 children has been rated 'Inadequate' by Ofsted after inspectors uncovered serious safeguarding failures and poor educational standards.
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