Childcare in Sandy (Central Bedfordshire)
Sandy (Central Bedfordshire) has 3 day nurseries, 1 pre-school, 4 school nursery classes, 5 childminders and 2 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 8 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 2 of them Outstanding. 7 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Central Bedfordshire there are 27 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 Central Bedfordshire, 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 68 school nursery classes across Central Bedfordshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
What people ask about childcare in Sandy (Central Bedfordshire)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Sandy (Central Bedfordshire) take funded hours?
4 of the 15 settings in Sandy (Central Bedfordshire) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Sandy (Central Bedfordshire) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 2 of the 8 settings Ofsted has inspected in Sandy (Central Bedfordshire) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Sandy (Central Bedfordshire) take babies?
11 settings in Sandy (Central Bedfordshire) 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 Sandy (Central Bedfordshire)?
Central Bedfordshire has 27 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.
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