Full-day nursery in Bury Park, Luton
Foxcubs Nursery
30a Runley Road, Luton, LU1 1TZ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 April 2008Reference EY374847Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 February 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places70 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 November 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
30a Runley Road, Luton, LU1 1TZ · More nurseries in LU1
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Foxdell Infant School, Runley Road and Priestleys.
Parks and playgrounds
- Dallow Downs2 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Bluebell Woods Childrens Play Area 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 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.
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Foxcubs Nursery is a full-day nursery at 30a Runley Road, Luton, LU1 1TZ, in Bury Park, Luton. It is registered for 70 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 14 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Pre-School Learning Alliance.
Run by Pre-School Learning Alliance (school), which runs 28 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foxcubs NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Foxdell Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Whipperley Infant Academy Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.5 miles
- Beech Hill Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.6 miles
- Mehria Primary School ages 5–11 0.6 miles
- Maidenhall Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.6 miles
- Dallow Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- Downside Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 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 Foxcubs Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Foxcubs Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 13 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Foxcubs Nursery take?
Foxcubs Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 70 children at any one time.
Who runs Foxcubs Nursery?
Foxcubs Nursery is run by Pre-School Learning Alliance, which runs 28 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Foxcubs Nursery?
Luton is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Foxcubs Nursery?
You can call 01582 731945 and visit nursery.eyalliance.org.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 EY374847 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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