Barton-le-Clay Pre-School
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Bedford for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 16:00, 7 days a week. £6.25 a session. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2010, with 42 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| All ages | £6.25Early Breakfast Club 7:30 am start (per) £11.00After School Club (per) £21.00Holiday Club (per) School hours day, 6 hrs £28.00Holiday Club (per) Standard day, 8 hrs |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £5.00 Registration Fee (per sibling per annum)
- £10.00 Registration Fee (per child per annum)
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £4.50 a session Regular Breakfast Club 8am start (per session)includes Breakfast is provided for children attending from
Discounts
- 15% Sibling discountwith one full-price booking
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
What childcare usually costs in Central Bedfordshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Central Bedfordshire from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
MK45 4NSWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 17 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and eager to come to this pre-school. Children are encouraged to be independent and to make their own choices, from where they hang their coat, deciding what healthy snack to eat, to what learning activity they take part in.
Therefore, children benefit from meaningful learning across the curriculum through a wide range of activities.
Practitioners value children's ideas and are responsive. They actively listen to children and value what they say, such as a 'pink doll', to extend conversation and show genuine interest in the child's ideas. Practitioners support the children and provide appropriate praise. They guide children to 'be careful of the sharp edge'
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide children with greater opportunities to engage with stories through offering a quiet space for children to fully immerse themselves.
- 17 November 2022Good
- 14 March 2017Good
- 9 December 2016Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Barton-le-Clay Pre-School
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £6.25 a session still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.