Full-day nursery in Upper Sundon, Central Bedfordshire
Banana Moon Day Nursery
Manor Farm Court, Manor Road, Lower Sundon, LU3 3NZ · 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 October 2011Reference EY430621Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 December 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places52 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 August 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
Manor Farm Court, Manor Road, Lower Sundon, LU3 3NZ · More nurseries in LU3
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including St Mary's Church and Church Road.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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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Banana Moon Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Manor Farm Court, Manor Road, Lower Sundon, LU3 3NZ, in Upper Sundon, Central Bedfordshire. It is registered for 52 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 13 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Bearne Child Care Limited.
Run by Bearne Child Care Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Sundon Lower School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- Whitefield Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 1.0 miles
- Parklea Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.0 miles
- Chalton Lower School Primaryages 4–9Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 1.1 miles
- Waulud Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.5 miles
- Pirton Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.5 miles
- The Chiltern School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.6 miles
- The Gill Blowers Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected February 2025 1.7 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 Banana Moon Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Banana Moon Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 5 December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Banana Moon Day Nursery take?
Banana Moon Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 52 children at any one time.
Who runs Banana Moon Day Nursery?
Banana Moon Day Nursery is run by Bearne Child Care Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
How do I contact Banana Moon Day Nursery?
You can call 01525 874114 and visit www.bananamoon-lowersundon.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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.
- 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY430621 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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