Sessional pre-school in Kempston, Bedford
Bunyan Playgroup
Kempton West Methodist Church, High Street, Kempston, BEDFORD, MK42 7AL · 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
Kempton West Methodist Church, High Street, Kempston, BEDFORD, MK42 7AL · More nurseries in MK42
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including King William Road, War Memorial and St John's Homes.
Parks and playgrounds
- Kempston Riverside Park5 min walk
- Great Denham Country Park5 min walk
- Cryselco Park7 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 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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Bunyan Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at Kempton West Methodist Church, High Street, Kempston, BEDFORD, MK42 7AL, in Kempston, Bedford. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 8 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunyan PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Greys Education Centre ages 5–16Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.2 miles
- Balliol Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2022 0.2 miles
- Rivertree Free School ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Bedford Road Primary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected December 2025 0.4 miles
- Ridgeway School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.5 miles
- Kempston Rural Primary School Primaryages 5–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Grange Academy ages 5–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 miles
- Springfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.7 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 Bunyan Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bunyan Playgroup Good at its inspection on 27 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bunyan Playgroup take?
Bunyan Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Bunyan Playgroup?
Kempston Hardwick is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bunyan Playgroup?
You can call 07944 630369 and visit www.bunyan-preschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 219101 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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