Outstanding
108 placesSG5 4FD07814204126
East of England
Childcare in Central Bedfordshire
475 registered providers with 5,859 places, up 25.7% since December 2021.
50day nurseries
281childminders
57after-school clubs
242newly registered since 2021
45.1%rated Good or better
307closed since 2021
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Bedford (Central Bedfordshire)29Dunstable26Leighton Buzzard (Central Bedfordshire)26Biggleswade13Shefford7Sandy (Central Bedfordshire)6Hitchin (Central Bedfordshire)5Arlesey4Henlow4Milton Keynes (Central Bedfordshire)4Luton (Central Bedfordshire)3Aspley Guise1Barton Le Clay1Beds1Clophill1Cranfield University, Cranfield1Flitwick1Houghton Regis1Ickwell1Langford (Central Bedfordshire)1Linslade1Lower Stondon1Lower Sundon1Marston Moretaine1Potton1Stotfold1Stotfold, Hitchin1
Highest rated
Settings across the council
The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
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98 placesMK44 3NX01767 641499
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Report card Apr 2026
122 placesLU5 5JB01582 868000
Good
114 placesLU7 9JH01525 307267
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112 placesSG18 8AT01767 313139
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106 placesSG16 6DN01462 850242
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106 placesSG18 8UQ01767 360005
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105 placesSG5 4BH07985198447
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104 placesLU5 6TW01908 644399
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101 placesMK43 0XT01234 432777
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99 placesLU7 2PA01525 850200
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95 placesLU7 9NX01525 852020
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83 placesMK45 5AA01525 718241
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70 placesSG19 1TH01767 683 602
Report card Apr 2026
66 placesSG19 1AJ01767 689 688
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65 placesMK45 1BP01525 715595
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65 placesSG15 6SL01462 732168
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64 placesSG17 5QS01462815637
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64 placesSG18 8AZ01767313636
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64 placesSG5 4LD01462 734306
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61 placesSG19 1DZ01767 681805
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61 placesSG18 9QA01462 815637
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60 placesSG5 4PF01462 834897
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60 placesLU7 1FD01525854700
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60 placesMK45 2TD01525 840099
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60 placesLU5 4HR01582 661 471
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53 placesSG18 8UQ01767 310230
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52 placesLU3 3NZ01525 874 114
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51 placesSG17 5BH01462 337273
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51 placesSG15 6RH01462 835550
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50 placesMK45 1HN07580 387156
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50 placesLU6 3QF01582 604678
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47 placesLU7 3FE07943788347
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45 placesLU7 1NS01525 375 679
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44 placesLU5 4AS01582 660833
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44 placesMK17 8JT01908584219
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43 placesMK45 2TD01525406703
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42 placesMK45 4HS01525861743
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42 placesMK45 4NS01582 883238
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40 placesLU5 5PY07807798183
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Report card Nov 2025
35 placesSG16 6DD01462342050
Good
33 placesSG18 9EE01767 627742
Good
32 placesSG19 2LU01767261100
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32 placesSG18 9RU07935784567
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30 placesLU7 3PG01525 376314
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30 placesMK43 0LD07864 818102
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28 placesLU7 2UA07710810479
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24 placesLU1 4JD07719080377
No longer open
Settings that have closed
Worked out by comparing consecutive Ofsted releases; the closure falls in the six months before the date shown.
| Setting | Town | Places it had | Last rating | Gone by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Footsteps Explorers | Leighton Buzzard | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Kidz Zone Club - Houghton Conquest Lower School | Bedford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Premier Fairfield Holiday Club | Hitchin | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Kidz Zone Club - Roecroft Lower School | Hitchin | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Kidz Zone Club | Dunstable | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Kidz Zone Club - St Leonards Lower School | Leighton Buzzard | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Jack Collison Soccer School | Shefford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Kidz Zone Club | Houghton Regis | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Kidz Zone Club - Southcott Lower Sch | Leighton Buzzard | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Kidz Zone Club | Leighton Buzzard | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Kidz Zone Club | Dunstable | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Kidz Zone Club | Bedford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Convergent Intelligentia At Kip McGrath | Biggleswade | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Kidz Zone Club | Leighton Buzzard | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Kidz Zone Club | Leighton Buzzard | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Kidz Zone Club (Houghton Regis Primary) | Dunstable | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Sporty Scholars Ltd @ Flitwick | Flitwick | 60 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Toddington Childcare | Dunstable | 48 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Bumblebees Playgroup | Leighton Buzzard | 34 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Cranfield University Pre-School | Bedford | 26 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Perfect Play Club | Shefford | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Little Wrens Forest School | Biggleswade | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Meppershall Preschool | Meppershall | 45 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| TFG Southcott Lower School | Leighton Buzzard | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| SS Ltd @ Center Parcs Woburn Forest | Bedford | 37 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| SS Ltd @ Linslade Lower School | Leighton Buzzard | 37 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| The Woodlands Preschool | Shefford | 35 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Harlington Village Pre-School | Harlington | 32 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Boomerang Club | Biggleswade | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Premier - Cranfield | Cranfield | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Little Footsteps Explorers Pre-school | Leighton Buzzard | 28 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Flitwick Pre-school | Bedford | 26 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Premier - Westoning | Bedford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Henlow Holiday Camps Derwent | Henlow | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Acorn Pre-School & The Mighty Oaks | Shefford | 26 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Little Rovers Preschool | Bedford | 20 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Tilsworth Montessori School | Leighton Buzzard | 20 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Henlow Premier Holiday Camp | Henlow | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Dawn Until Dusk Ltd | Bedford | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Premier Holiday Club | Bedford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Kidz Zone Club | Dunstable | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Premier Care Silsoe | Bedford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Merry Poppets Nursery Ltd | Chicksands | 85 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Downside Pre-School | Dunstable | 44 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Multi-Active The Hub | Biggleswade | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Multi-Active Westoning | Bedford | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Multi-Active Sandy | Sandy | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Multi-Active Biggleswade | Biggleswade | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Flitwick Leisure Centre Creche & Holiday Playscheme | Bedford | 0 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Saxon Sam's Playscheme and Creche | Biggleswade | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Mead Open Farm Day Nursery and Activity Day Camp | Leighton Buzzard | 140 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| The Den Multi-Active Biggleswade | Biggleswade | 50 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Boomerang Club -Wrestlingworth | Sandy | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Aspley Guise Pre-School | Milton Keynes | 24 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Dunstable Centre Creche | Dunstable | 16 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Multi-Active Flitwick | Bedford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Activity Den Woburn Forest | Bedford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Woodlands | Shefford | 34 | Outstanding | Jun 2022 |
| Dawn until Dusk Greenfield | Bedford | 32 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Kidz Zone Club | Dunstable | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |