Full-day nursery in Ampthill, Central Bedfordshire
Merry Poppets Nursery Ltd
23 Queens Road, Ampthill, Beds, MK45 2TD · 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 2017Reference EY550755Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 2 September 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 September 2025Food 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
23 Queens Road, Ampthill, Beds, MK45 2TD · More nurseries in MK45
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including Wingfield Court, The Coppins and Cedar Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground11 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.
What parents say
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Merry Poppets Nursery Ltd is a full-day nursery at 23 Queens Road, Ampthill, Beds, MK45 2TD, in Ampthill, Central Bedfordshire. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 17 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Merry Poppets Nursery Limited.
Run by Merry Poppets Nursery Limited (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Russell Lower School Primaryages 5–9Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 under 0.1 miles
- The Firs Lower School Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- Maulden Lower School Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.3 miles
- Kingsmoor Lower School Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.6 miles
- Templefield Lower School Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 1.6 miles
- Alameda Middle School Middle deemed secondaryages 9–13Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.4 miles
- Redborne Upper School and Community College Secondaryages 13–18Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- Woodland Middle School Academy Middle deemed secondaryages 9–13Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 1.7 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 Merry Poppets Nursery Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Merry Poppets Nursery Ltd Good at its inspection on 2 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Merry Poppets Nursery Ltd take?
Merry Poppets Nursery Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
Who runs Merry Poppets Nursery Ltd?
Merry Poppets Nursery Ltd is run by Merry Poppets Nursery Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Merry Poppets Nursery Ltd?
Flitwick is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Merry Poppets Nursery Ltd?
You can call 01462 850242 and visit www.merrypoppets.co.uk.
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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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY550755 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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