Full-day nursery in Wootton, Bedford
Blue Orkids @ Wootton Community Nursery
Wootton Community Nursery, Innovation Way, Wootton, Bedford, MK43 9SP · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Wootton Community Nursery, Innovation Way, Wootton, Bedford, MK43 9SP · More nurseries in MK43
Stations
- Kempston Hardwick17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Lomax Gardens, Steele Walk and Folkes Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 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 Bedford there are about 3.6 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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Blue Orkids @ Wootton Community Nursery is a full-day nursery at Wootton Community Nursery, Innovation Way, Wootton, Bedford, MK43 9SP, in Wootton, Bedford. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 17 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Blue Orkids Limited.
Run by Blue Orkids Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Orkids @ Wootton Community NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Sweet Peas Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| St Marys Wootton (Bedford) PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Stewartby Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.4 miles |
| Growing Stars Preschool - StewartbySessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.5 miles |
| Bunyan PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.8 miles |
| Junior Adventures Group @ Willow Grove MK45Sessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Wootton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- Ridgeway School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 1.3 miles
- Broadmead Lower School Primaryages 4–9Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.4 miles
- Balliol Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2022 1.6 miles
- Kempston Rural Primary School Primaryages 5–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.7 miles
- Willow Grove Primary School Primaryages 4–11 1.8 miles
- Wootton Academy Secondaryages 11–19Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.9 miles
- Kempston Academy Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 1.3 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Blue Orkids @ Wootton Community Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Blue Orkids @ Wootton Community Nursery Good at its inspection on 9 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Blue Orkids @ Wootton Community Nursery take?
Blue Orkids @ Wootton Community Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
Who runs Blue Orkids @ Wootton Community Nursery?
Blue Orkids @ Wootton Community Nursery is run by Blue Orkids Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Blue Orkids @ Wootton Community Nursery?
Kempston Hardwick is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Blue Orkids @ Wootton Community Nursery?
You can call 01234 420222 and visit blueorkids.com.
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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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2733406 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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