Habitat PreSchool Ltd
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Kempston for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 January 2023. Open since 2008, 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 Bedford
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Bedford 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
MK42 8LSWhat 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 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at the pre-school very happy and leave their parents and carers with ease. They demonstrate that they feel safe and secure as they quickly start to explore the environment and resources. Children have developed positive and warm relationships with caring staff, who build on their existing knowledge and help them to make good progress. The children's happiness and their confidence to learn are at the heart of the curriculum.
Children thrive and show high levels of curiosity. They become absorbed in their imaginative play, such as using vehicles to act out their knowledge about filling up a car with petrol at a garage. Children spend long periods at self-chosen activities.
They are confident to share their ideas with staff, who encourage the children's interests. For example, when the children pretend to be fairies, staff support them to make paper wings and wands.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help staff to provide more opportunities for children to develop their understanding of mathematical concepts n increase staff's understanding of how to support children in learning how to resolve conflict independently.
- 17 January 2023Good
- 7 March 2017Good
- 11 March 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Habitat PreSchool Ltd
- 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.