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Nurseries in Leighton Buzzard

There are 23 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Leighton Buzzard, and 11 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Leighton Buzzard

  • Ofsted report cards: 3 settings (12 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 12 settings (1 Outstanding, 11 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Aristotots Nursery School (LB) - Day nursery, Leighton Buzzard LU7 1FD, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 1 December 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Leighton Buzzard - Day nursery, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3FE, ages 0 to 4, 47 places
    Ofsted, 26 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Wing - Day nursery, Leighton Buzzard LU7 0NY, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 4 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Ashridge Day Nursery Pitstone and Ivinghoe - Day nursery, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9EB, ages 0 to 4, 85 places
    Ofsted report card, 15 April 2026: Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Bumblebees Pre-School - Pre-school, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3AJ, 42 places
  • Buttons@Cheddington - Pre-school, Leighton Buzzard LU7 0RG, ages 1 to 4, 29 places
    Ofsted report card, 11 September 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Buttons@St Michaels - Pre-school, Leighton Buzzard LU7 0HA, ages 1 to 4, 39 places
    Ofsted, 6 June 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Cedars Day Nursery - Day nursery, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2PA, ages 0 to 4, 99 places
    Ofsted, 30 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Duckies' Learning Centre - Day nursery, Leighton Buzzard LU7 1EA, 39 places
  • Early Childhood Playbus - Day nursery, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9NY, 16 places
  • Footsteps Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Leighton Buzzard LU7 1NS, ages 1 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 17 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Heath Barn Preschool - Pre-school, Leighton Buzzard LU7 0AX, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 8 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9NX, ages 0 to 4, 95 places
    Ofsted, 21 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kik-Back Ltd - Day nursery, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3PF
  • Kumon Leighton Buzzard Central - Pre-school, Leighton Buzzard LU7 4AY
  • Little Bluebells Playgroup & After School Club - Pre-school, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LL, ages 2 to 9, 12 places
    Ofsted, 17 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Footsteps Explorers Nursery and Pre School - Pre-school, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9HR, 32 places
  • Mead Open Farm Day Nursery and Activity Day Camp - Day nursery, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9JH, ages 0 to 11, 114 places
    Ofsted, 13 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Mentmore Under Fives - Pre-school, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2NZ, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 4 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Oscar Club - Pre-school, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3PG, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 28 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Future Games - Pre-school, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2AE
  • Tilsworth Montessori School - Pre-school, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9PU, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted report card, 11 June 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Windmill Pre-School Ivinghoe - Pre-school, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9EX, 56 places

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Kidz Zone Club - Beaudesert - Out-of-school club, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3DX, 30 places
  • Kidz Zone Club - Cheddington - Out-of-school club, Leighton Buzzard LU7 0RG, 15 places
  • Kidz Zone Club - Clipstone Brook School - Out-of-school club, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3PG, 35 places
  • Kidz Zone Club - Leighton Middle School - Out-of-school club, Leighton Buzzard LU7 1EX
  • Kidz Zone Club - Linslade Lower School - Out-of-school club, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QU, 30 places
  • Kidz Zone Club - Southcott Lower School - Out-of-school club, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2UA, 30 places
  • Kidz Zone Club - St Leonards Lower School - Out-of-school club, Leighton Buzzard LU7 0AX, 15 places
  • Kik-Back Ltd - Out-of-school club, Leighton Buzzard LU7 1EW
  • Mencap Holiday Club - Childcare setting, Leighton Buzzard LU7 1EX
  • Quackers Out of School Club - Out-of-school club, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9EX, 100 places
  • S4A Group Ltd @ Overstone - Out-of-school club, Leighton Buzzard LU7 0NY, 30 places

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Leighton Buzzard

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.