Full-day nursery in Bedford
Lavenders Day Nursery
19-21 Bushmead Avenue, Bedford, MK40 3QJ · 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 June 1994Reference 219220Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 August 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places108 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 July 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
19-21 Bushmead Avenue, Bedford, MK40 3QJ · More nurseries in MK40
Stations
- Bedford St Johns19 min walk · 0.8 miles
- Bedford24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Goldington Avenue, Howbury Street and Rothsay Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Russell Park6 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 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 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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Lavenders Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 19-21 Bushmead Avenue, Bedford, MK40 3QJ, in Bedford. It is registered for 108 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 13 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Childbase Partnership Limited.
Run by Childbase Partnership Limited (company), which runs 44 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Castle Newnham School All-throughages 4–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.2 miles
- St John Rigby Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.6 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 0.8 miles
- Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory School ages 0–7has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Polam School ages 1–9has a nursery class 0.9 miles
- Livingstone Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.9 miles
- Hazeldene School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.9 miles
- The Hills Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.9 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 Lavenders Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Lavenders Day Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 9 August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Lavenders Day Nursery take?
Lavenders Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 108 children at any one time.
Who runs Lavenders Day Nursery?
Lavenders Day Nursery is run by Childbase Partnership Limited, which runs 44 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Lavenders Day Nursery?
Bedford St Johns is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Lavenders Day Nursery?
You can call 01234 342818 and visit childbasepartnership.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.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 219220 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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