Harlington Village Pre-School
Not yet inspectedTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Dunstable for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open sessions in term time, often mornings. £8.15 an hour for 2 year olds, and they take the funded hours. Ofsted has not yet published a graded inspection. Open since 2024, with 31 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 year olds2y to 3y | – | £8.15per hour for 2 year olds | |
| 3 & 4 year olds3y to 4y | – | £5.95per hour for 3 & 4 year olds | |
| Harlington Lower School | £5.65Breakfast, 1 hrs £8.50After School, 1.5 hrs £11.30After School, 2 hrs £14.15After School, 2.5 hrs | – | |
| Pre-school Acorn children | £5.95Breakfast, 1 hrs £10.25After School, 2 hrs £13.05After School, 2.5 hrs £15.95After School, 3 hrs | – |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £2.76 hot lunchchildren attending lunch club
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £0.40 a session voluntary snack contributionfunded sessions only
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
2 year old funding (Families receiving some additional forms of support); 15 Hours (3-4 year old funding for all children the term after they turn 3); 30 hours (2-4 year old funding eligible working families).
Worth knowing. A voluntary snack contribution of 40p per 3 hour session is suggested for the 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
LU5 6PDWhat 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.
Still missing for Harlington Village Pre-School
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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 £8.15 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.