What Ofsted grade does Poppies Nursery have?

Poppies Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 11 January 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Poppies Nursery take?

Ofsted registers Poppies Nursery for 70 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Luton has 56.

How much does Poppies Nursery cost?

Poppies 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 Poppies 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 Poppies Nursery how it offers them.

When was Poppies Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Poppies Nursery on 11 January 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Is Poppies Nursery part of a nursery group?

Yes. Poppies Nursery is one of 20 day nurseries in England run by Pre-School Learning Alliance.

Poppies Nursery

Day nursery in Luton, LU4.

C/O Community Link Children's Centre, Beechwood Road, Luton, LU4 9RD

Run by Pre-School Learning Alliance

70 places

2010 registered with Ofsted

22 of 51 in our Luton ranking

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

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 11 January 2024

Ofsted grades for Poppies Nursery, inspection of 11 January 2024
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.

Read the full Ofsted report Open in maps

What a place could cost

Poppies 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.

Poppies Nursery against Luton

	Poppies Nursery	Luton average
Places	70	56
Ofsted outcome	Good	76% rated Good or better

Other nurseries close by

Poppies Nursery is run by Pre-School Learning Alliance, which has 20 nurseries in England and 3 rated Outstanding. See its nurseries in Luton.

Questions parents ask about Poppies Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Poppies Nursery have?: Poppies Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 11 January 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Poppies Nursery take?: Ofsted registers Poppies Nursery for 70 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Luton has 56.
How much does Poppies Nursery cost?: Poppies 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 Poppies 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 Poppies Nursery how it offers them.
When was Poppies Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Poppies Nursery on 11 January 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Is Poppies Nursery part of a nursery group?: Yes. Poppies Nursery is one of 20 day nurseries in England run by Pre-School Learning Alliance.

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.