Full-day nursery in Queen's Park, Bedford
Jumping Jacks Childcare
84 Spenser Road, Bedford, MK40 2BB · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- 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 December 2004Reference EY301221Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 March 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places52 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 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
84 Spenser Road, Bedford, MK40 2BB · More nurseries in MK40
Stations
- Bedford11 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including Spenser Road, Chaucer Road and Milton Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground11 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 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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Jumping Jacks Childcare is a full-day nursery at 84 Spenser Road, Bedford, MK40 2BB, in Queen's Park, Bedford. It is registered for 52 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 9 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Polam School ages 1–9has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Livingstone Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- Great Ouse Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.3 miles
- Priory Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Edith Cavell Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.5 miles
- Queen's Park Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.5 miles
- Westfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 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 Jumping Jacks Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Jumping Jacks Childcare Good at its inspection on 8 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Jumping Jacks Childcare take?
Jumping Jacks Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 52 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Jumping Jacks Childcare?
Bedford is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Jumping Jacks Childcare?
You can call 01234 354960 and visit www.jumpingjackschildcare.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
- 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY301221 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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