Full-day nursery in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire
Linden House Nursery
83 West Street, Dunstable, LU6 1SE · 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 October 2002Reference EY103054Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 September 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places36 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 August 2024Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
83 West Street, Dunstable, LU6 1SE · More nurseries in LU6
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including St Marys Church, Kirby Road and West Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Grove House Gardens7 min walk
- Bennett's Adventure Play playground4 min walk
- Playground5 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 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.
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Linden House Nursery is a full-day nursery at 83 West Street, Dunstable, LU6 1SE, in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Dunstable Icknield Lower School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected November 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.2 miles
- Watling Lower School Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected December 2024 0.4 miles
- Priory Academy All-throughages 9–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.5 miles
- Beecroft Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Westfield Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- Lark Rise Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- Lancot School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.7 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 Linden House Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Linden House Nursery Good at its inspection on 5 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Linden House Nursery take?
Linden House Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
How do I contact Linden House Nursery?
You can call 01582 662575 and visit www.lindenhousenursery.co.uk.
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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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY103054 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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