Nurseries in Luton

There are 79 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Luton, and 19 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Luton

Ofsted report cards: 9 settings (3 Strong standard, 32 Expected standard, 19 Needs attention)
Ofsted grades before November 2025: 61 settings (9 Outstanding, 52 Good)

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

Childminders and home childcarers

74 registered childminders in Luton (Ofsted childcare register, as at 30 June 2026)
27 registered home childcarers in Luton (Ofsted childcare register, as at 30 June 2026)

Childminders look after children in their own homes. We show how many are registered, not who they are.

Nurseries and pre-schools

365 Childcare - Day nursery, Luton LU3 3EE, 40 places
Acorn Day Care Limited - Day nursery, Luton LU3 2QT, ages 1 to 4, 69 places
Ofsted report card, 8 July 2026: Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
Applecroft Pre-School - Pre-school, Luton LU2 8BB, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 10 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Ashcroft and Ramridge Community Nursery - Day nursery, Luton LU2 9AG, 69 places
Be Etiquette Ltd - Pre-school, Luton LU2 9EE
Bizzie Bees Nursery - Day nursery, Luton LU3 3AL, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
Ofsted, 4 December 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Blooming Wild ltd - Day nursery, Luton LU2 0EL, ages 1 to 4, 56 places
Ofsted, 27 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Bright Horizons Bramingham Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Luton LU3 4BG, ages 0 to 4, 120 places
Ofsted report card, 10 August 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Bright Stars Pre-School - Pre-school, Luton LU4 8NP, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
Ofsted, 18 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Caddington Pre-School - Pre-school, Luton LU1 4JD, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 11 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Chaul End Children's Nursery - Day nursery, Luton LU4 8QN, ages 0 to 4, 22 places
Ofsted, 25 October 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Childcare @ Stepping Stones - Day nursery, Luton LU1 2BW, ages 0 to 11, 15 places
Ofsted, 24 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Clarence House Luton - Day nursery, Luton LU3 1EE, ages 0 to 5, 61 places
Ofsted, 10 April 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Clever Munchkins Nursery - Day nursery, Luton LU1 1DJ, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
Ofsted, 5 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Crawley Green & Wenlock Pre-School - Day nursery, Luton LU2 0RW, ages 2 to 3, 39 places
Ofsted, 18 September 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Dallow Stars - Pre-school, Luton LU1 1TB, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 25 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Denbigh Nursery - Pre-school, Luton LU3 1TR, 40 places
Denbigh Pre-School - Day nursery, Cavendish Road LU3 1JG, ages 2 to 5, 60 places
Ofsted, 17 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Downside Pre-School - Day nursery, Luton LU4 8EZ, ages 2 to 3
Ofsted, 10 October 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Eaton Green Pre-school - Pre-school, Luton LU2 9JE, ages 2 to 4, 36 places
Ofsted, 3 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Everything Education - Pre-school, Luton LU1 1DY
Farley Bears Nursery - Pre-school, Luton LU1 5RE, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
Ofsted, 18 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
First Call Childcare Ltd - Day nursery, Luton LU3 1AX
First Steps Pre-School - Pre-school, Luton LU3 1AH, ages 2 to 4, 69 places
Ofsted, 12 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Foxcubs Nursery - Day nursery, Luton LU1 1TZ, ages 2 to 5, 70 places
Ofsted, 13 February 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Fun To Learn Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Luton LU1 1LZ, ages 2 to 4, 42 places
Ofsted report card, 27 November 2025: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Grasmere Nursery and Tadpoles Baby and Toddler Unit - Day nursery, Luton LU3 2BT, ages 0 to 3, 63 places
Ofsted, 27 January 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Greenside Community Nursery - Day nursery, Luton LU3 1PZ, ages 1 to 4, 103 places
Ofsted report card, 19 January 2026: Needs attention in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Hightown Pre-School - Pre-school, Luton LU2 0BW, ages 2 to 4, 36 places
Ofsted, 13 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Hillborough Before and After School Club - Day nursery, Luton LU1 5EZ
Home2home Nursery - Day nursery, Luton LU1 5BB, ages 1 to 4, 47 places
Ofsted, 11 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Jigsaw Pre-School - Pre-school, Luton LU1 1BW, ages 2 to 3, 18 places
Ofsted, 25 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Junior Activity Scheme - Day nursery, Luton LU2 7JL, ages 3 to 9, 20 places
Ofsted, 25 July 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Kiddies Kingdom - Day nursery, Luton LU4 8JZ, ages 1 to 4, 52 places
Ofsted report card, 21 April 2026: Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
Kiddies Kingdom - Day nursery, Luton LU4 9FZ, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
Ofsted, 17 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Kinder City - Day nursery, Luton LU2 7SR, ages 0 to 5, 130 places
Ofsted, 13 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Learning Corner Nursery - Day nursery, Luton LU4 8BS, ages 0 to 4, 45 places
Ofsted, 6 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Learning Land Pre-School - Pre-school, Luton LU3 4BL, ages 2 to 4, 33 places
Ofsted, 30 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Learning Stars Nursery - Pre-school, Luton LU3 1HT, ages 2 to 4, 43 places
Ofsted, 12 November 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Lewsey Nursery - Day nursery, Luton LU4 0UG, ages 1 to 4, 40 places
Ofsted, 17 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Gems Pre-School - Pre-school, Luton LU2 9TB, ages 2 to 4, 38 places
Ofsted, 30 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Owls Pre-School - Pre-school, Luton LU3 2JB, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
Ofsted, 3 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Peoples Nursery - Day nursery, Luton LU3 2DN, ages 3 to 4, 33 places
Ofsted, 5 November 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Peoples @ Whitefield - Day nursery, Luton LU3 3SS, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 7 February 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Stars Pre-School - Pre-school, Luton LU4 8HZ, ages 2 to 4, 100 places
Ofsted, 10 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Magic Sparks Nursery - Pre-school, Luton LU1 1DX, ages 0 to 11, 54 places
Ofsted, 25 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Maidenhall Community Pre-school LTD - Day nursery, Luton LU4 9LB, ages 2 to 4, 55 places
Ofsted, 28 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Marsh Bears Nursery - Day nursery, Luton LU3 3QB, ages 2 to 4, 45 places
Ofsted, 15 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Mini Scholars - Day nursery, Luton LU2 7SR, ages 2 to 4, 15 places
Ofsted report card, 24 September 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
Mini Stars Childcare LTD - Day nursery, Luton LU1 3JA, ages 0 to 4, 33 places
Ofsted, 30 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Mini Steps Daycare Nursery - Day nursery, Luton LU1 1RX, ages 0 to 5, 45 places
Ofsted, 6 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Oak Tree Kindergarten Ltd (Ashcroft Road) - Day nursery, Luton LU2 9AA, ages 1 to 4, 52 places
Ofsted, 25 January 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Park Town Pre- School - Pre-school, Luton LU1 3DU, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 5 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Partou Prospect House Day Nursery & Pre-school - Day nursery, Luton LU2 9QH, ages 0 to 4, 120 places
Ofsted, 14 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Pebbles Pre-School - Day nursery, Luton LU4 0RH, ages 0 to 4, 30 places
Ofsted report card, 24 September 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
Poppies Nursery - Day nursery, Luton LU4 9RD, ages 0 to 4, 70 places
Ofsted, 11 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Pumpkin Lane Day Nursery Limited - Day nursery, Luton LU1 5BJ, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
Ofsted report card, 16 July 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Putteridge Community Nursery - Day nursery, Luton LU2 8HJ, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
Ofsted, 17 October 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Rise and Shine Day Nursery - Day nursery, Luton LU3 1AX, ages 2 to 4, 70 places
Ofsted, 18 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Seabrook Day Nursery - Day nursery, Luton LU4 0EP, ages 0 to 4, 104 places
Ofsted, 27 April 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Slip End Preschool - Pre-school, Luton LU1 4BX, ages 1 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 7 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
St John's Pre-School - Pre-school, Luton LU3 2DN, ages 2 to 4, 36 places
Ofsted, 21 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Strong Tower Nursery - Day nursery, Luton LU4 9JZ, ages 2 to 4, 62 places
Ofsted, 10 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Strong Tower Pre-School limited - Pre-school, Luton LU3 1TS, ages 2 to 5, 33 places
Ofsted, 19 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Sundon Park Bizzie Bees - Pre-school, Sundon Park Road Luton LU3 3AL, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
Ofsted, 9 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Sundon Stars Pre-School - Pre-school, Luton LU3 3EW, ages 2 to 4, 35 places
Ofsted, 2 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Sunnyside Nursery - Day nursery, Luton LU3 2QG, ages 2 to 4, 42 places
Ofsted, 18 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Teeny Days Nursery - Day nursery, Luton LU4 8NU, ages 1 to 4
Ofsted, 8 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
The Mall Nursery and Creche - Day nursery, Luton LU1 2TW, ages 2 to 8, 80 places
Ofsted, 10 November 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Tiny Cubs Nursery - Pre-school, Luton LU1 5JG, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
Ofsted, 27 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Tiny Stars LTD - Day nursery, Luton LU3 2RR, 82 places
Tots Academy - Pre-school, Luton LU4 9LJ, ages 2 to 4
Ofsted, 9 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Training Depot Day Nursery - Day nursery, Bedfordshire LU3 1DS, ages 0 to 8, 56 places
Ofsted, 18 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Treetop Nursery Limited - Pre-school, Luton LU4 8JT, 50 places
Whipperley Nursery - Day nursery, Luton LU1 5QY, ages 0 to 8, 84 places
Ofsted, 28 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Wigmore Church and Community Under Fives Pre School - Day nursery, Luton LU2 9TE, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
Ofsted, 9 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Wonderland Daycare Nursery - Day nursery, Luton LU1 3PD, ages 0 to 4, 42 places
Ofsted, 9 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Wonderland Nursery - Day nursery, Luton LU4 8JD, ages 2 to 4, 120 places
Ofsted, 2 November 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Woodland Nursery Limited - Pre-school, Luton LU3 1RW, ages 1 to 4, 48 places
Ofsted report card, 23 February 2026: Needs attention in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

Brain Up Abacus Luton - Out-of-school club, Luton LU1 1TB
Brain Up Abacus Luton - Out-of-school club, Luton LU3 3AL
Explore Learning Bramingham Park Luton - Out-of-school club, Luton LU3 4AB
Explore Learning Luton - Out-of-school club, Luton LU4 0LA
Extra Care Club - Out-of-school club, Luton LU2 8HJ, 50 places
Fingertips Luton Hoo Estate Forest Nursery - Out-of-school club, Luton LU1 4LF, 40 places
Fun Fest Luton - Out-of-school club, Luton LU3 4BL, 78 places
Kidz Zone Club - Hillborough Infant & Nursery School - Out-of-school club, Luton LU1 5EZ, 15 places
Kidz Zone Club - Tennyson Road - Out-of-school club, Luton LU1 3BZ, 15 places
Kidz Zone Club - Tennyson Road - Out-of-school club, Luton LU1 3RS, 15 places
Kidz Zone Club - Wenlock Academy - Out-of-school club, Luton LU2 0RW, 10 places
Kip McGrath Education Centre Luton South - Out-of-school club, Luton LU2 7PD
Kumon Luton Stockwood Park - Out-of-school club, Luton LU1 5PP
Luton Wigmore Kumon Centre - Out-of-school club, Luton LU2 9JZ
PLAYtarium at Sacred Heart - Out-of-school club, Luton LU2 9AJ, 25 places
PLAYtarium at St Jo's - Out-of-school club, Luton LU3 2NS, 30 places
Playtarium at St Martins - Out-of-school club, Luton LU4 0PF, 25 places
SA Education Luton - Out-of-school club, Luton LU4 9LB
SS Ltd @ Farley - Out-of-school club, Luton LU1 5JF, 42 places

Nursery groups with settings here

Pre-School Learning Alliance (4 here)
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited (1 here)
Childbase Partnership Limited (1 here)
Clarence House Day Nurseries Ltd (1 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)

Schools in Luton

Schools in Luton
Schools in Luton council area
Chapel Street Nursery School - Nursery
Grasmere Nursery School - Nursery
Hart Hill Nursery School - Nursery
Pastures Way Nursery School - Nursery
Rothesay Nursery School - Nursery
The Gill Blowers Nursery School - Nursery
Beech Hill Community Primary School - Primary
Beechwood Primary School - Primary
Bramingham Primary School - Primary
Bushmead Primary & Nursery School - Primary
Caddington Village School - Primary
Chalton Lower School - Primary

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