Little Steps at St Georges School
Good★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Dunstable for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2022. Open since 2005, with 60 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 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 4HRWhat 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.
- 26 March 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 27 January 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children confidently choose activities and equipment that interest them. They spend long periods immersed in their play and exploration. Children welcome the involvement of the attentive staff. They giggle when staff pretend that food made from play dough is 'spicy'. Children repeat their actions to help maintain the interaction and respond well to the descriptions and reactions that staff introduce.
This helps children to strengthen their personal and social development. Children begin to understand that their feelings and opinions matter. When deciding which theme or topic the group are going to focus on, children take a vote on the choices. They respect the final decision and understand that a fair system has been used to justify that decision.
Babies and children develop close and trusting bonds with their key person and other staff. They seek cuddles for reassurance and comfort, helping them settle and feel secure. Babies follow familiar routines from home, including when and where they sleep. This contributes to a smooth transition from home to nursery.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review and strengthen planning for how the outside environment supports all children's continued learning through a purposeful and varied curriculum n gather even more information from parents about what their children can already do and understand when they start at the nursery, to inform precise learning right from the start n increase the level of challenge given to children during their play and activities, to swiftly move their learning to the next stage.
- 27 January 2022Good
- 2 June 2016Good
- 29 January 2016Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Steps at St Georges 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.
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