Full-day nursery in Clifton, Central Bedfordshire
Best Nursery (Shefford)
Best House, Shefford Road, Clifton, Shefford, SG17 5QS · 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 EY436585Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 December 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places64 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 May 2025Food 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
Best House, Shefford Road, Clifton, Shefford, SG17 5QS · More nurseries in SG17
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Samuel Whitbread School, The Steamer and Southfields House.
Parks and playgrounds
- Shefford Millenium Green4 min walk
- Playground6 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.
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Best Nursery (Shefford) is a full-day nursery at Best House, Shefford Road, Clifton, Shefford, SG17 5QS, in Clifton, Central Bedfordshire. It is registered for 64 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 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026). It is run by Bedfordshire East Schools Trust Nurseries Ltd.
Run by Bedfordshire East Schools Trust Nurseries Ltd (school), which runs 3 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Clifton All Saints Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.7 miles
- Shefford Lower School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 1.1 miles
- Raynsford Church of England Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 1.5 miles
- Campton Academy Primaryages 5–9Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.7 miles
- Samuel Whitbread Academy Secondaryages 13–18Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Robert Bloomfield Academy Middle deemed secondaryages 9–13Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 1.0 miles
- Henlow Church of England Academy Secondaryages 9–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 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 Best Nursery (Shefford)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Best Nursery (Shefford) Good at its inspection on 12 December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Best Nursery (Shefford) take?
Best Nursery (Shefford) is registered with Ofsted for up to 64 children at any one time.
Who runs Best Nursery (Shefford)?
Best Nursery (Shefford) is run by Bedfordshire East Schools Trust Nurseries Ltd, which runs 3 nurseries.
How do I contact Best Nursery (Shefford)?
You can call 01462 815637 and visit www.bestnurseries.co.uk.
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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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY436585 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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