Gravenhurst and Villages Pre-School
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Bedford for from 2 years 6 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 17:30, 5 days a week. £7.25 an hour for 2 year olds, and they take the funded hours. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in March 2022. Open since 2009, with 27 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated September 2026.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 year olds2y to 3y | £7.25Our current hourly £8.50Preschool Hourly charged between 9am and 3pm | |
| 3+ years of age3y to 5y | £6.50Our current hourly £8.00Preschool Hourly charged between 9am and 3pm | |
| All ages | £7.00Out of School Club for All or Holiday Club for All |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £1.00 per 15 minutes Late Pick Up fee additional timeany additional time above the initial 10 minutes of lateness
- £10.00 a week Late Payment Feefees are late
- £15.00 Late Pick Up feefirst 10 minutes
- £15.00 Late Pick-Up Feefor first 10 minutes
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £1.00 an hour Nursery Consumables and Additional Services Fee (CASF)Government Funded Sessions only
- £1.00 an hour Nursery consumable and additional service feeall funded hours
Discounts
- 10% 10% discount avaliable on siblings
- 10% second child will receive a 10% discount on hours they do
- 10% 10% discount avaliable for siblings attending together
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Non School aged children can claim up to 30 hours a week of funding, Term time only. This can be used for both Pre-School and After School Club Hours.
Worth knowing. Nursery Consumables and Additional Services Fee (CASF) of £1 per funded hour applied to Government Funded Sessions only.
What childcare usually costs in Central Bedfordshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Central Bedfordshire 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
MK45 4JFWhat 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 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive at this exceptional pre-school. Their learning needs and well-being are at the centre of everything the staff do. Children are confident, talkative, and clearly enjoy being in this nurturing, home-from-home environment. They enjoy the company of their peers as well as time playing and learning on their own.
Children run around in groups as they deeply immerse themselves in imaginative play. Other children become absorbed in creative activities; they are quiet and need no involvement from anyone else as they concentrate. Children clearly feel safe, happy and secure and build the most secure attachment to their key persons.
The behaviour of all children is exceptional.
- 3 March 2022Outstanding
- 23 May 2016Outstanding
- 8 February 2016Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Gravenhurst and Villages Pre-School
- 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 £7.25 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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