Grasmere Nursery and Tadpoles Baby and Toddler Unit
Icknield Way, Luton, LU3 2BTWhat Ofsted found
Outstanding Inspected 27 January 2025
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
The highest of the four grades Ofsted gave before report cards. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Grasmere Nursery and Tadpoles Baby and Toddler Unit 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.
Grasmere Nursery and Tadpoles Baby and Toddler Unit against Luton
| Grasmere Nursery and Tadpoles Baby and Toddler Unit | Luton average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 63 | 56 |
| Ofsted outcome | Outstanding | 76% rated Good or better |
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Questions parents ask about Grasmere Nursery and Tadpoles Baby and Toddler Unit
- What Ofsted grade does Grasmere Nursery and Tadpoles Baby and Toddler Unit have?
- Grasmere Nursery and Tadpoles Baby and Toddler Unit was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 27 January 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Grasmere Nursery and Tadpoles Baby and Toddler Unit take?
- Ofsted registers Grasmere Nursery and Tadpoles Baby and Toddler Unit for 63 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Luton has 56.
- How much does Grasmere Nursery and Tadpoles Baby and Toddler Unit cost?
- Grasmere Nursery and Tadpoles Baby and Toddler Unit 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 Grasmere Nursery and Tadpoles Baby and Toddler Unit 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 Grasmere Nursery and Tadpoles Baby and Toddler Unit how it offers them.
- When was Grasmere Nursery and Tadpoles Baby and Toddler Unit last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Grasmere Nursery and Tadpoles Baby and Toddler Unit on 27 January 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Grasmere Nursery and Tadpoles Baby and Toddler Unit?
- Nearby in LU3: Little Peoples Nursery, Sunnyside Nursery, Clarence House Luton.
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.