What Ofsted grade does Cleverkidz have?

Cleverkidz has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 15 April 2026. Its most common grade is needs attention in 4 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.

How many children can Cleverkidz take?

Ofsted registers Cleverkidz for 122 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Dunstable has 59.

How much does Cleverkidz cost?

Cleverkidz 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 Cleverkidz 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 Cleverkidz how it offers them.

When was Cleverkidz last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Cleverkidz on 15 April 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Cleverkidz?

Nearby in LU5: Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Houghton Regis, Little Steps at St Georges School, Toddington Childcare and Forest School.

Cleverkidz

Day nursery in Dunstable, LU5. Part of the Central Bedfordshire council area.

Tithe Farm Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5JB

122 places

2004 registered with Ofsted

4 of 6 in our Dunstable ranking

£135 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, East of England average

What Ofsted found

Needs attention in 4 of 6 Inspected 15 April 2026

Ofsted report card for Cleverkidz
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Curriculum and teaching	Needs attention	Not yet at the expected standard; the nursery has to improve this.
Achievement	Needs attention	Not yet at the expected standard; the nursery has to improve this.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Needs attention	Not yet at the expected standard; the nursery has to improve this.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Leadership and governance	Needs attention	Not yet at the expected standard; the nursery has to improve this.
Safeguarding	Met	Ofsted found the nursery keeps children safe in the ways the law requires.

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What a place could cost

Cleverkidz 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.

Cleverkidz against Dunstable

	Cleverkidz	Dunstable average
Places	122	59
Ofsted outcome	Needs attention in 4 of 6	50% rated Good or better

Other nurseries close by

Questions parents ask about Cleverkidz

What Ofsted grade does Cleverkidz have?: Cleverkidz has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 15 April 2026. Its most common grade is needs attention in 4 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.
How many children can Cleverkidz take?: Ofsted registers Cleverkidz for 122 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Dunstable has 59.
How much does Cleverkidz cost?: Cleverkidz 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 Cleverkidz 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 Cleverkidz how it offers them.
When was Cleverkidz last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Cleverkidz on 15 April 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Cleverkidz?: Nearby in LU5: Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Houghton Regis, Little Steps at St Georges School, Toddington Childcare and Forest 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.