Full-day nursery in Pilgrims Rest, Bedford
Tiddlywinks Day Nursery (Kempston Rural) Limited
Church End, Kempston, BEDFORD, MK43 8RH · 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
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Church End, Kempston, BEDFORD, MK43 8RH · More nurseries in MK43
Parks and playgrounds
- Great Denham Country Park5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
© 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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Tiddlywinks Day Nursery (Kempston Rural) Limited is a full-day nursery at Church End, Kempston, BEDFORD, MK43 8RH, in Pilgrims Rest, Bedford. It is registered for 74 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Kempston Rural Primary School Primaryages 5–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.3 miles
- Rivertree Free School ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Greys Education Centre ages 5–16Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.8 miles
- Ridgeway School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.9 miles
- Balliol Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2022 0.9 miles
- Great Denham Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.9 miles
- Bedford Road Primary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected December 2025 0.9 miles
- Grange Academy ages 5–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.1 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 Tiddlywinks Day Nursery (Kempston Rural) Limited's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tiddlywinks Day Nursery (Kempston Rural) Limited Good at its inspection on 21 January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Tiddlywinks Day Nursery (Kempston Rural) Limited take?
Tiddlywinks Day Nursery (Kempston Rural) Limited is registered with Ofsted for up to 74 children at any one time.
How do I contact Tiddlywinks Day Nursery (Kempston Rural) Limited?
You can call 01234 843132 and visit www.tiddlywinksdaynursery.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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY493693 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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