Sundon Stars Pre-School
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Luton for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2023. Open since 2011, with 35 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 3EWWhat 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, 2 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children demonstrate that they feel safe and happy. They respond positively to the welcoming environment and independently select from a good range of resources and activities. Children become engaged in their play and develop relationships with their peers and the staff. For example, children play cooperatively together in the role-play area. They dress the dolls, prepare different foods and make a pretend birthday cake to share with their friends and the staff. Children use their developing muscle strength to mould and manipulate dough. They learn how to use associated tools, such as rolling pins and cutters.
Children explore frozen ice. They describe the ice as 'cold' and 'slippery' and eagerly use hammers to break the ice as they search for hidden dinosaurs. Children enjoy being physically active in the fresh air. They manoeuvre wheeled toys with developing confidence. Children use their imaginations and think of ways to move across the plastic crates. Younger children crawl across the upturned crates and pretend an upturned crate is a train. Older children demonstrate their coordination and jumping skills as they enthusiastically jump in and out of the upturned plastic crates. Children develop their throwing skills as they throw bean bags into a container. They cheer and raise their arms in the air when they are successful.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- make more effective use of spontaneous opportunities to extend and challenge children's learning n enhance opportunities for children who speak English as an additional language to practise their developing use of English vocabulary as they play.
- 2 February 2023Good
- 13 September 2018Good
- 26 April 2018Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Sundon Stars 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.