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Fordfield House Nursery & After School Club

Day nursery in Central Bedfordshire, MK45.

Fordfield Road, Millbrook, Bedford, MK45 2HZ
80 places
1992 registered with Ofsted
24 of 48 in our Central Bedfordshire ranking
£135 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, East of England average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 20 June 2023

Ofsted grades for Fordfield House Nursery & After School Club, inspection of 20 June 2023
JudgementGrade
Overall effectivenessGood
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood

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

Fordfield House Nursery & After School Club 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 ageYou pay a weekAbout 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.

Fordfield House Nursery & After School Club against Central Bedfordshire

Fordfield House Nursery & After School ClubCentral Bedfordshire average
Places8069
Ofsted outcomeGood83% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Fordfield House Nursery & After School Club

What Ofsted grade does Fordfield House Nursery & After School Club have?
Fordfield House Nursery & After School Club was rated Good at its inspection on 20 June 2023, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Fordfield House Nursery & After School Club take?
Ofsted registers Fordfield House Nursery & After School Club for 80 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Central Bedfordshire has 69.
How much does Fordfield House Nursery & After School Club cost?
Fordfield House Nursery & After School Club 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 Fordfield House Nursery & After School Club 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 Fordfield House Nursery & After School Club how it offers them.
When was Fordfield House Nursery & After School Club last inspected?
Ofsted last inspected Fordfield House Nursery & After School Club on 20 June 2023. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Fordfield House Nursery & After School Club?
Nearby in MK45: Fordfield Nursery Ltd Ruxox House, Gravenhurst and Villages Pre-School, Flitwick Day Nursery.

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.