Childcare in Bedfordshire (Bedford)
Bedfordshire (Bedford) has 1 pre-school. Ofsted has inspected 1 of them, and rated every one Good or better. Across Bedford there are 30 places per 100 children under five, about the same as England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Bedford, divided by the children aged 0 to 4 who live there at the 2021 Census. It compares areas; it is not a count of free places today. It also leaves out the 40 school nursery classes across Bedford, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
1 setting match. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.
What has changed here
Ofsted does not publish closures, so we work them out by comparing releases. Worth knowing if you are working from an old list.
- Dec 2025Closed Dawn Until Dusk Ltd @ Wixams Tree Primary Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Bedfordshire (Bedford)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Bedfordshire (Bedford) take babies?
1 settings in Bedfordshire (Bedford) are registered to take children under two. Ofsted's register does not say whether a setting runs a baby room or has space in it, so ring before you plan around it.
Is it hard to get a nursery place in Bedfordshire (Bedford)?
Bedford has 30 registered childcare places for every 100 children under five, against 32 across England. That is registered capacity rather than free places, so it compares areas rather than telling you what is available this week.
Towns close to Bedfordshire (Bedford)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.