Full-day nursery in Thorn, Central Bedfordshire
Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Houghton Regis
Collie Place, Houghton Regis, LU5 6TW · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since June 2023Reference 2736105Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places104 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 1 July 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Collie Place, Houghton Regis, LU5 6TW · More nurseries in LU5
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Collie Place, Thorn Turn Depot and Harebell Gardens.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Central Bedfordshire there are about 4.1 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Houghton Regis is a full-day nursery at Collie Place, Houghton Regis, LU5 6TW, in Thorn, Central Bedfordshire. It is registered for 104 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Ashbourne Day Nurseries Limited.
Run by Ashbourne Day Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 38 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Houghton Regis Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.8 miles
- Tithe Farm Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.8 miles
- Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 1.0 miles
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.3 miles
- Thornhill Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.4 miles
- Lime Tree Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.5 miles
- Westfield Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.6 miles
- Beecroft Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.6 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Houghton Regis's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Houghton Regis Good at its inspection on 8 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Houghton Regis take?
Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Houghton Regis is registered with Ofsted for up to 104 children at any one time.
Who runs Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Houghton Regis?
Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Houghton Regis is run by Ashbourne Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 38 nurseries.
How do I contact Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Houghton Regis?
You can call 0800 699 0044 and visit ashbournedaynurseries.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2736105 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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