Sessional pre-school in Hockliffe, Central Bedfordshire
Little Bluebells Playgroup & After School Club
Hockliffe Lower School, Woburn Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LL · 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.
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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 Lower School, Woburn Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LL · More nurseries in LU7
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Hockliffe School and Hockliffe Signals.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground7 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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Little Bluebells Playgroup & After School Club is a sessional pre-school at Hockliffe Lower School, Woburn Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LL, in Hockliffe, Central Bedfordshire. It is registered for 12 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Bluebell Childcare.
Run by Bluebell Childcare (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Bluebells Playgroup & After School ClubThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Tilsworth Montessori SchoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.6 miles |
| Early Childhood PlaybusFull-day nursery | Met | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.0 miles |
| Little Footsteps Explorers Nursery and Pre SchoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.1 miles |
| Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.2 miles |
| Bumblebees Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.3 miles |
| Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Houghton RegisFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.4 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hockliffe Lower School Primaryages 4–9Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Stanbridge Lower School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 1.6 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 Little Bluebells Playgroup & After School Club's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Bluebells Playgroup & After School Club Good at its inspection on 17 October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Bluebells Playgroup & After School Club take?
Little Bluebells Playgroup & After School Club is registered with Ofsted for up to 12 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Bluebells Playgroup & After School Club?
Little Bluebells Playgroup & After School Club is run by Bluebell Childcare, which runs 2 nurseries.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY500435 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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