Full-day nursery in Warden Hill, Luton
Grasmere Nursery and Tadpoles Baby and Toddler Unit
Icknield Way, Luton, LU3 2BT · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Icknield Way, Luton, LU3 2BT · More nurseries in LU3
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Warden Hill Road, Sainsburys and Quantock Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Grasmere Park4 min walk
- Bramingham Park9 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 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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Grasmere Nursery and Tadpoles Baby and Toddler Unit is a full-day nursery at Icknield Way, Luton, LU3 2BT, in Warden Hill, Luton. It is registered for 63 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Grasmere Nursery School Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.1 miles
- Bramingham Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- Warden Hill Infant Academy Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2024 0.3 miles
- Warden Hill Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.4 miles
- Icknield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.9 miles
- The Meads Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.9 miles
- Bushmead Primary & Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 1.1 miles
- Waulud Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.2 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 Grasmere Nursery and Tadpoles Baby and Toddler Unit's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Grasmere Nursery and Tadpoles Baby and Toddler Unit Outstanding at its inspection on 27 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Grasmere Nursery and Tadpoles Baby and Toddler Unit take?
Grasmere Nursery and Tadpoles Baby and Toddler Unit is registered with Ofsted for up to 63 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Grasmere Nursery and Tadpoles Baby and Toddler Unit?
Leagrave is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY241136 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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