17 nurseries in LU3 (Luton, Cavendish Road, Lower Sundon)

Every day nursery with a LU3 postcode, best rated first, and what a place costs in East of England after the free hours.

17 day nurseries

2 rated Outstanding

3 with a new report card (18%)

952 places in total

£141 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Day nurseries in LU3 (Luton, Cavendish Road, Lower Sundon), best rated first

All 17 day nurseries in LU3 (Luton, Cavendish Road, Lower Sundon)
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Grasmere Nursery and Tadpoles Baby and Toddler Unit LU3 2BT	Outstanding	27 January 2025	63
2	Little Peoples Nursery LU3 2DN	Outstanding	5 November 2024	33
3	Sunnyside Nursery LU3 2QG	Good	18 September 2025	42
4	Clarence House Luton LU3 1EE	Good	10 April 2025	61
5	Training Depot Day Nursery LU3 1DS	Good	18 February 2025	56
6	Bizzie Bees Nursery LU3 3AL	Good	4 December 2023	32
7	Rise and Shine Day Nursery LU3 1AX	Good	18 October 2023	70
8	Marsh Bears Nursery LU3 3QB	Good	15 September 2023	45
9	Banana Moon Day Nursery LU3 3NZ	Good	5 December 2022	52
10	Denbigh Pre-School LU3 1JG	Good	17 May 2022	60
11	Little Peoples @ Whitefield LU3 3SS	Good	7 February 2022	24
12	Greenside Community Nursery LU3 1PZ	Needs attention in 6 of 6	19 January 2026	103
13	Bright Horizons Bramingham Day Nursery and Preschool LU3 4BG	Needs attention in 6 of 6	7 January 2026	120
14	Acorn Day Care Limited LU3 2QT	Urgent improvement in 5 of 6	23 February 2026	69
15	365 Childcare LU3 3EE	Not yet graded	Not yet	40
16	First Call Childcare Ltd LU3 1AX	Not yet graded	Not yet
17	Tiny Stars LTD LU3 2RR	Not yet graded	Not yet	82

How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.

LU3 is in Luton and Central Bedfordshire.

Nursery fees in LU3

What day nurseries in East of England charge on average. Fees in LU3 itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, East of England, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 hours a week
Under 2	£192no funded hours	£155after 30 funded hours
2 years old	£176no funded hours	£141after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old	£67after the free 15 hours	£135after 30 funded hours

Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.

30 hours free childcare in LU3

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in LU3 as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

Who	Free hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months	30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old	15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits	15 hours

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.