Full-day nursery in South End, Bedford
Warren Childcare Centre
Southfields Community Centre, Southfields Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7NR · 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 July 2020Reference 2591542Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 December 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places32 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 April 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
Southfields Community Centre, Southfields Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7NR · More nurseries in MK42
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including The Fire Station, The Mullberry Bush and Elstow Park and Ride.
Parks and playgrounds
- Springfield Playground3 min walk
- Wood Park7 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 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.
What parents say
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Warren Childcare Centre is a full-day nursery at Southfields Community Centre, Southfields Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7NR, in South End, Bedford. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.7 (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Springfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.2 miles
- Camestone School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.3 miles
- Bedford Road Primary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected December 2025 0.7 miles
- Grange Academy ages 5–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 miles
- Elstow School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.8 miles
- Greys Education Centre ages 5–16Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.8 miles
- St John's School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.9 miles
- Rivertree Free School ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.9 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 Warren Childcare Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Warren Childcare Centre Good at its inspection on 6 December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Warren Childcare Centre take?
Warren Childcare Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Warren Childcare Centre?
Bedford St Johns is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Warren Childcare Centre?
You can call 01234 841234 and visit www.warrenchildcare.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 November 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2591542 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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