Eaton Green Pre-school
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Luton for children from birth to 5, open 08:30 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2025. Open since 2023, with 36 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
LU2 9JEWhat 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, 3 July 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children embrace the play and learning opportunities they experience in the preschool. They find resources that interest them and listen to the descriptions and information staff give them. For example, children look through magnifying glasses at models of minibeasts. Staff encourage them to point out key characteristics, such as the number of legs and position of the eyes. Staff give more information, introducing new words, such as 'antennae', before children bury the creatures in a tray of soil for their friends to find. Communication and language are deeply rooted in the curriculum. Throughout the day, staff speak clearly to children, giving them time to take in the words they use. This contributes to children's growing vocabulary. By the time they go to school, all children, including those who speak
English as an additional language, become articulate, confident individuals.
Children react positively to the routines and simple rules staff consistently promote.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to add further challenge that targets children's individual learning to aid rapid progress n give children even more time to solve problems and find alternative ways of doing things for themselves.
- 3 July 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
Still missing for Eaton Green 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.