Sessional pre-school in South End, Bedford
Ladybirds Pre School
Bunyan Meeting Rooms, High Street Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9XP · 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 January 1996Reference 219245Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 April 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 February 2017Food 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
Bunyan Meeting Rooms, High Street Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9XP · More nurseries in MK42
Stations
- Bedford St Johns20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Progress Way, The Red Lion and Pilgrims Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Elstow Green3 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 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.
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Ladybirds Pre School is a sessional pre-school at Bunyan Meeting Rooms, High Street Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9XP, in South End, Bedford. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Elstow School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- Cherry Trees Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Shackleton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.5 miles
- Cauldwell School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.6 miles
- Peter Pan Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected April 2023 0.6 miles
- Camestone School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.7 miles
- Springfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.8 miles
- St John's School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.8 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 Ladybirds Pre School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ladybirds Pre School Good at its inspection on 17 April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ladybirds Pre School take?
Ladybirds Pre School is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Ladybirds Pre School?
Bedford St Johns is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 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
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 219245 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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