Sessional pre-school in Stewartby, Bedford
Stewartby Pre-School
Park Crescent, Stewartby, Bedford, MK43 9NN · 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 July 2017Reference EY548652Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 April 2025Ofsted · 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 25 February 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
Park Crescent, Stewartby, Bedford, MK43 9NN · More nurseries in MK43
Stations
- Stewartby13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Kiln Drive, Brickworks and Stewartby Stores.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- 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 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.
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Stewartby Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Park Crescent, Stewartby, Bedford, MK43 9NN, in Stewartby, Bedford. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewartby Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Junior Adventures Group @ Willow Grove MK45Sessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.7 miles |
| St Marys Wootton (Bedford) PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Broadmead Lower School Primaryages 4–9Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Houghton Conquest Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.7 miles
- Willow Grove Primary School Primaryages 4–11 1.7 miles
- Wootton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.8 miles
- Marston Moreteyne VC School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.8 miles
- Marston Vale Middle School Middle deemed secondaryages 9–13Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.3 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 Stewartby Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Stewartby Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 24 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Stewartby Pre-School take?
Stewartby Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Stewartby Pre-School?
Stewartby is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
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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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY548652 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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