Blue Orkids @ Goldington Community Nursery
Goldington Community Nursery, Downside, Bedford, MK41 9JAWhat Ofsted found
Good Inspected 13 May 2025
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Blue Orkids @ Goldington Community Nursery sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in East of England, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.
| Child's age | You pay a week | About a month |
|---|---|---|
| From 9 months to 2 | £155 | £489 |
| 2 years old | £141 | £446 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £135 | £428 |
A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.
Blue Orkids @ Goldington Community Nursery against Bedford
| Blue Orkids @ Goldington Community Nursery | Bedford average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 51 | 63 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 79% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Blue Orkids @ Goldington Community Nursery
- What Ofsted grade does Blue Orkids @ Goldington Community Nursery have?
- Blue Orkids @ Goldington Community Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 13 May 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Blue Orkids @ Goldington Community Nursery take?
- Ofsted registers Blue Orkids @ Goldington Community Nursery for 51 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Bedford has 63.
- How much does Blue Orkids @ Goldington Community Nursery cost?
- Blue Orkids @ Goldington Community Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in East of England charges £192 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does Blue Orkids @ Goldington Community Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?
- Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Blue Orkids @ Goldington Community Nursery how it offers them.
- When was Blue Orkids @ Goldington Community Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Blue Orkids @ Goldington Community Nursery on 13 May 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Blue Orkids @ Goldington Community Nursery?
- Nearby in MK41: Little Pilgrims, Clapham Pre-School, Overdale Tots Pre-School.
Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.
Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.
Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.