Full-day nursery in Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire
Footsteps Nursery & Pre-School
11 Albany Road, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1NS · 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 May 2009Reference EY394420Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 February 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places45 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 September 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
11 Albany Road, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1NS · More nurseries in LU7
Stations
- Leighton Buzzard22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Council Offices, Marigold House and Morrisons.
Parks and playgrounds
- Parsons Close Recreation Ground8 min walk
- Pages Park11 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Children's Play Area playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground11 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.
What parents say
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Footsteps Nursery & Pre-School is a full-day nursery at 11 Albany Road, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1NS, in Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire. It is registered for 45 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 5 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Footsteps Nursery Limited.
Run by Footsteps Nursery Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footsteps Nursery & Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Aristotots Nursery School (LB)Full-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Oscar ClubSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Duckies' Learning CentreFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Leighton BuzzardFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Mentmore Under FivesSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Bumblebees Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Clipstone Brook Lower School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.2 miles
- Pulford CofE VA Lower School Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.4 miles
- The Mary Bassett Lower School Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- The Rushmere Park Academy Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.4 miles
- Leedon Lower School Primaryages 2–9Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.5 miles
- Beaudesert Lower School Primaryages 4–9Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.9 miles
- Linslade Lower School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 1.0 miles
- Dovery Academy Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected May 2025 1.1 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 Footsteps Nursery & Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Footsteps Nursery & Pre-School Good at its inspection on 17 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Footsteps Nursery & Pre-School take?
Footsteps Nursery & Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 45 children at any one time.
Who runs Footsteps Nursery & Pre-School?
Footsteps Nursery & Pre-School is run by Footsteps Nursery Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Footsteps Nursery & Pre-School?
Leighton Buzzard is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Footsteps Nursery & Pre-School?
You can call 01525 375679 and visit www.footstepsnursery.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.
- © 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY394420 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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