Stondon Stompers Pre-school
OutstandingTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Lower Stondon for from 1 year up to 5 year olds, open 08:30 to 15:30, 5 days a week. £49.50 a day for 2 year olds, and they take the funded hours. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in September 2022. Open since 1992, with 50 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year olds12m to 2y | £75.00 £87.00& Night Owls or & Early Bird £99.00including Early Bird & Night Owls | £36.00Morning or Afternoon, 3 hrs £48.00Afternoon & Night Owls or Early Bird & Morning, 4 hrs | £12.00 | |
| 2 year olds2y to 3y | £49.50 £57.25& Night Owls or & Early Bird £65.00including Early Bird & Night Owls | £23.25Morning or Afternoon, 3 hrs £31.00Afternoon & Night Owls or Early Bird & Morning, 4 hrs | £7.75 | |
| 3-4 year olds3y to 4y | £42.00 £48.50& Night Owls or & Early Bird £55.00including Early Bird & Night Owls | £19.50Morning or Afternoon, 3 hrs £26.00Afternoon & Night Owls or Early Bird & Morning, 4 hrs | £6.50 |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £50.00 Administration Feenot refundable, includes Securing your child’s place and selected sessions
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £3.00 a session Lunch Clubpayable for funded families; included in full-day fee for fee-paying
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £0.90 an hour Voluntary Consumables Feevoluntary, can be removed from invoice, includes Nutritionally balanced snacks; Extra-curricular
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 hours universal funding for all eligible 3 and 4-year-olds; 30 hours extended funding for eligible working families; 15 hours funded places for eligible 2-year-olds.
Worth knowing. Voluntary consumables fee of 90p per funded hour; Lunch Club remains payable for funded hours; funding cannot be used to cover Lunch Club sessions.
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
SG16 6LQWhat 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, 6 September 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children flourish in this inspiring setting that centres around their individual needs and interests. Staff are proactive in designing a pre-school that values children's opinions. Their contributions are integral to shaping the experiences offered to them. For example, children choose what they would like on the snack menu and staff link this to what they will grow in their garden. Children excel in their ability to regulate behaviour, resulting in cooperative play which is a pleasure to watch. They negotiate the rules of their games, ensuring they include everyone. Children use the skills modelled for them by staff to deal with conflict. For example, they say,
'Hmm, how about you make a cup of tea and I cook the steak?' in reaction to two children wanting to be a chef.
Children benefit from loving relationships with staff that know them exceptionally well. The team tailors the routine to meet individual children's needs. For example, some children arrive and leave at different times to allow them a calmer transition.
- 6 September 2022Outstanding
- 27 September 2016Good
- 4 December 2012Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Stondon Stompers Pre-school
- Meals
- Nappies
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 £49.50 a day 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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