Farley Bears Nursery
Good★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Luton for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 12:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2023. Open since 2020, with 40 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
LU1 5REWhat 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, 18 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy attending this nurturing setting. They form secure bonds with staff, showing their trust as they readily include them in their play and conversations.
Staff have high expectations and are good role models to children. For example, children copy the menu a staff member has written on a large board, making up their own items. They go on to draw on chalkboards, eagerly discussing their illustrations. Children respond to staff's positive attitudes and encouragement and persevere at tasks. For instance, children concentrate as they build tall towers, clapping for themselves and their friends when they succeed.
Children copy the staff and are kind, caring and helpful. For example, children choosing dressing-up clothes find outfits for their friends, offering them choices and respecting the choice made. Staff use children's interest in dinosaurs as a way of helping them understand oral hygiene. Children practise cleaning the dinosaurs'
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to make better use of outdoor areas, enabling them to offer children increased play and learning opportunities, particularly for children who prefer to be outside.
- 18 July 2023Good
- 6 September 2022Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Farley Bears Nursery
- 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.