Full-day nursery in Leedon, Central Bedfordshire
Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool
Hockliffe Road, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 9NX · 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 2021Reference 2637894Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 June 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places95 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 July 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
Hockliffe Road, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 9NX · More nurseries in LU7
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Wheatfield Close, Appenine Way and Meadow Way East.
Parks and playgrounds
- Clipstone Brook Park2 min walk
- Rutherford Crescent Park5 min walk
- Lyra Garden Green6 min walk
- Danes Field6 min walk
- Clipstone Park Play Area playground4 min walk
- Playground4 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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Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool is a full-day nursery at Hockliffe Road, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 9NX, in Leedon, Central Bedfordshire. It is registered for 95 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 12 reviews (October 2026). It is run by The Childcare Corporation Limited.
Run by The Childcare Corporation Limited (company), which runs 56 nurseries.
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| Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and PreschoolThis nursery | Good | 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
- Beaudesert Lower School Primaryages 4–9Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.2 miles
- Leedon Lower School Primaryages 2–9Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.5 miles
- Clipstone Brook Lower School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- The Rushmere Park Academy Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.9 miles
- The Mary Bassett Lower School Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.3 miles
- Pulford CofE VA Lower School Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.3 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 1.4 miles
- Heathwood Lower School Primaryages 2–9Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 1.4 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 Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool Good at its inspection on 21 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool take?
Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 95 children at any one time.
Who runs Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool?
Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool is run by The Childcare Corporation Limited, which runs 56 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool?
Leighton Buzzard is the nearest station we know of, 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool?
You can call 01525 852020 and visit www.grandiruk.com.
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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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2637894 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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