Little Owls Pre-School
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Luton for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2024. Open since 2010, with 32 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
LU3 2JBWhat 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 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily at this friendly pre-school. Enthusiastic staff greet families and gather key information about children that could impact on their time at the pre-school. Children rush to join their friends and remain deeply absorbed in play throughout the session. Staff provide a wealth of age-appropriate resources and activities. They encourage children to explore them in their individual ways and adapt their teaching to support this. For example, in a sensory activity, some children choose to use shaving foam to stick blocks together. Staff encourage them to measure their structures and identify shapes they can see within them. Other children choose to add paint to the foam. Staff support their learning to the same high standard. Together they explore the different colours they can create and discuss the 'slimy' and 'puffy' texture of the foam.
Knowledgeable staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities well in the pre-school. Key staff monitor children's progress closely. They identify any concerns and ensure appropriate learning plans are swiftly put in place. Staff use their strong knowledge and extensive experience to provide additional support for children during activities. This ensures all children settle well in the pre-school, build close relationships with staff, and make good progress from their starting points.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- establish effective coaching methods that support staff to raise the quality of their teaching to a consistently high standard n plan more effective allocation of staff to ensure children's learning is promoted to the same high standard across all activities.
- 3 July 2024Good
- 15 October 2018Outstanding
- 11 May 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Owls Pre-School
- 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.