Debbie's Day Care Ltd
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Bedford for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2022. Open since 2011, with 23 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Bedford
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Bedford 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
MK40 4PQWhat 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, 12 May 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their time in the nursery. They confidently move around, selecting equipment and activities that interest them. Children welcome staff, who join their games and explorations. They listen to new information staff share with them, helping to build on what they already know. Children frequently take books to staff, who willingly read them their favourite stories. This contributes to children's expanding vocabularies and levels of concentration. In the garden, children make the most of opportunities to climb and to ride on tricycles and scooters, helping to develop their skills in coordination while strengthening their muscles.
Routines, such as washing their hands and putting on their own coats, help children become more independent. They happily help to tidy the garden and play rooms and understand the importance of keeping themselves and others safe. Staff remind most-able children to allow others to help and have a go themselves. This helps to promote sharing and taking turns.
Group activities are popular. Children enthusiastically join in the actions to a familiar story about hunting for a bear. They crowd around staff to demonstrate their understanding of words, such as 'under' and 'behind'. They move a teddy to the place described by staff and crawl or wriggle under obstacles themselves. This contributes to children's developing understanding of position and space in a memorable way.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- encourage children to solve problems and predict outcomes for themselves and with their friends n shape activities to precisely reflect what individual children need to know and understand next.
- 12 May 2022Good
- 4 May 2016Outstanding
- 20 February 2012Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Debbie's Day Care Ltd
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- 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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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