Little Peoples @ Whitefield
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Luton for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2022. Open since 2014, with 24 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 3SSWhat 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, 7 February 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children excitedly enter the nursery and leave parents with ease at the nursery door. Children independently hang their coats and bags. They find their names or picture cards and post them through the letterbox to show they are in today. This gives children a sense of belonging. The children are familiar with the nursery routine. They enjoying looking round at all the activities available to them before quickly becoming engaged. Staff use children's interests to create appealing activities. Children concentrate on them for long periods of time. Staff have high expectation for children's behaviour. Children are kind to each other and share the toys well.
The children show that they are happy to be in the setting. They look out for their friends and enjoy playing with them. Children happily seek out adults, when they need help. For example, when zipping up their coats to go out into the garden.
Children enjoy playing with adults when in the garden looking for birds. The children take turns to look through binoculars, while an adult ticks off the birds they find on a chart. They discuss the colours of the birds and how many times they see them. This helps to develop children's mathematical skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- extend the opportunities that support children in learning to solve problems independently n build on the opportunities, such as using questions, that enable children to extend their learning further.
- 7 February 2022Good
- 10 May 2016Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Peoples @ Whitefield
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.