Childcare in Luton
Luton has 49 day nurseries, 25 pre-schools, 25 school nursery classes, 24 childminders and 18 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 77 of them and rated 73 Good or better, 11 of them Outstanding. 64 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Luton there are 23 places per 100 children under five, worse supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Luton, 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 25 school nursery classes across Luton, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
84 settings 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.
- Jun 2026Opened SA Education Luton Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Kidz Zone Club - Wenlock Academy Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened SS Ltd @ Farley Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Denbigh Nursery Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Kidz Zone Club - Tennyson Road Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Kidz Zone Club - Hillborough Infant & Nursery School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Kidz Zone Club - Tennyson Road Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Building Blocks Day Care Ltd Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Link Educational Centre Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Kidz Zone Club - Wenlock Academy Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Kidz Zone Club - Hillborough Infant & Nursery School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Attainment Plus ltd Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Luton
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Luton take funded hours?
41 of the 141 settings in Luton are recorded as taking the government funded hours. Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Are any nurseries in Luton rated Outstanding?
Yes. 11 of the 77 settings Ofsted has inspected in Luton hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Luton take babies?
104 settings in Luton 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 Luton?
Luton has 23 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 Luton
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.