Denbigh Pre-School
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Cavendish Road 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2014, with 60 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 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
LU3 1JGWhat 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 May 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children have good relationships with all staff in this friendly and welcoming setting. All staff are aware of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. They discuss the particular focus on children's personal, social and emotional development within the setting. Children have extended time to settle and staff sensitively support each child's individual needs. Key persons spend time getting to know their children well. They use children's interests to support planning for the next steps in children's learning.
Children demonstrate that they are happy as they explore the setting and become engaged in activities. They spend long periods in the sandpit. They work together to fill their buckets with sand to make sandcastles. Children seek each other out to play with, developing their social skills further. Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour and, in general, children behave well. While playing, children remind each other to share toys and take turns. This helps to develop their personal skills.
Activities in the garden support children to develop their physical skills. Children ride bikes and climb on the climbing frame. The range of difficulty of the bikes allows all children to join in. Large mark-making opportunities, such as water painting, support children to develop their shoulder muscles ready for early writing.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide children with time to express their own thoughts and enhance their critical thinking skills n provide consistent challenges to extend learning opportunities for the most able children.
- 17 May 2022Good
- 8 September 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Denbigh Pre-School
- 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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