Clever Munchkins Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Luton for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £9.00 an hour for 0 -2 YEAR OLD, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2023. Open since 2020, with 40 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year, price list dated 2025/2026.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 -2 YEAR OLDbirth to 2y | £9.000 -2 YEAR OLD | |
| 2 YEAR OLD2y to 3y | £8.002 YEAR OLD | |
| 3-4 YEAR OLD3y to 4y | £7.003-4 YEAR OLD |
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 hours funded childcare for eligible 2-year-olds; 15 hours funded childcare for all 3 and 4-year-olds; 30 hours childcare for eligible families.
Worth knowing. We charge the following fees for any provision beyond the free hours to which your child is entitled.
What childcare usually costs in Luton
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Luton 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
LU1 1DJWhat 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.
- 13 June 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 5 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily at the nursery. Friendly staff greet them at the door and children separate easily from their parents. Staff know the children well and set up activities they know interest them. This results in children quickly engaging in play and learning from the outset. Children build positive relationships with their key person. They enjoy spending time in key-group activities, such as completing puzzles. Children's skills are developing very well, supported by the consistent praise and encouragement they receive from adults.
Children benefit from a curriculum which helps them to develop a positive attitude to learning and supports their well-being. Children are motivated to try new things and have a go. They persevere in learning how to use scissors and show pride in their achievements. Staff communicate well with children and focus on their language development. For instance, they consistently model language and help children to improve their vocabulary by talking to them as they play and adding new words. Children are well behaved. Staff model how to be kind and respectful to others. When disagreement occurs, staff calmly intervene to meet children's needs.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to plan, shape and adapt group activities to better support children's ongoing learning and development.
- 5 October 2023Good
- 1 November 2022Needs improvement
- 12 May 2022Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Clever Munchkins Nursery
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- 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 £9.00 an hour still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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