Sessional pre-school in Farley Hill, Luton
Farley Bears Nursery
Farley Community Centre, Delphine Close, Luton, LU1 5RE · 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 January 2020Reference 2574445Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 18 July 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Farley Community Centre, Delphine Close, Luton, LU1 5RE · More nurseries in LU1
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Cades Close, Cades Lane and Whipperley Infant School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Dallow Downs4 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Bluebell Woods Childrens Play Area playground6 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 Luton there are about 4.5 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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Farley Bears Nursery is a sessional pre-school at Farley Community Centre, Delphine Close, Luton, LU1 5RE, in Farley Hill, Luton. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 20 reviews (October 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farley Bears NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Whipperley NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Tiny Cubs NurserySessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Dallow StarsSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Foxcubs NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Fun To Learn Nursery & Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Clever Munchkins NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Whipperley Infant Academy Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 under 0.1 miles
- St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.3 miles
- Farley Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected January 2024 0.4 miles
- Dallow Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.6 miles
- Foxdell Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- Hillborough Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.7 miles
- Hillborough Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- Rothesay Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 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 Farley Bears Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Farley Bears Nursery Good at its inspection on 18 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Farley Bears Nursery take?
Farley Bears Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Farley Bears Nursery?
Luton is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Farley Bears Nursery?
You can call 07503 737003.
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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 2574445 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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