Full-day nursery in Cockernhoe, Hertfordshire
Little Buttons Day Nursery
Cockernhoe Farm Barn, Brick Kiln Lane, NR Luton, LU2 8PX · 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 August 2008Reference EY375493Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 May 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places66 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 August 2026Food 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
Cockernhoe Farm Barn, Brick Kiln Lane, NR Luton, LU2 8PX · More nurseries in LU2
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Brickkiln Wood.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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 Hertfordshire there are about 2.9 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 Buttons Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Cockernhoe Farm Barn, Brick Kiln Lane, NR Luton, LU2 8PX, in Cockernhoe, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 66 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.4 miles
- Wigmore Primary Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.9 miles
- Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected November 2022 1.1 miles
- Someries Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.2 miles
- Putteridge Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 1.3 miles
- Breachwood Green Junior Mixed and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.5 miles
- Ramridge Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.6 miles
- Lady Zia Wernher School ages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected November 2023 1.6 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 Little Buttons Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Buttons Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 12 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Buttons Day Nursery take?
Little Buttons Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 66 children at any one time.
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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.
- 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 EY375493 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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