St Marys Wootton (Bedford) Preschool
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Bedford for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week. £6.50 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2022. Open since 2019, with 32 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Our current hourly rate for children who do not use government funded childcare hours, is £6.50 per hour.
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
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
MK43 9HBWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on 19 January 2022.
Good
Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.
Still missing for St Marys Wootton (Bedford) Preschool
- Youngest age taken
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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 £6.50 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.
- 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.