Greenside Community Nursery
Ofsted report card Jan 2026Takes funded hours★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Luton for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £11.40 an hour for 0-1 YEAR, and they take the funded hours. Inspected under Ofsted's new report card in January 2026. Open since 2017, with 103 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
48 weeks a year.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1 YEARbirth to 12m | £11.400-1 YEAR | |
| 1-2 YEAR12m to 2y | £11.401-2 YEAR | |
| 2-3 YEAR2y to 3y | £8.222-3 YEAR | |
| 3-5 YEAR3y to 5y | £6.003-5 YEAR |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £0.99 a day BREAKFAST
- £1.25 a day TEA MEAL
- £2.50 a day lunchtimeFull Day Care, includes snacks
- £5.00 LATE COLLECTIONSwhen late
Discounts
- 20% Sibling discountmore than one child at the nursery, eldest child
Funded hours
15 hours government funded for 2-5 year olds and full day care for 0-5 year olds (including the extended 30 hour funding for working parents of 9 months and 5 year olds).
Worth knowing. For children attending Free Government Funding care (15 hours per week) parents will be asked to pay for snacks termly.
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 1PZWhat Ofsted found, area by area
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives a standard in each of seven areas rather than one overall grade. Expected standard means it is doing what it should.
What 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.
- 19 January 2026Report card seven areas graded separately Safeguarding: Met
- 29 January 2020Good
Still missing for Greenside Community Nursery
- Youngest age taken
- Nappies
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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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 £11.40 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.
- 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.