Opening hours
Nursery Morning place: 8.40am – 11.45am; Nursery Afternoon place: 12.15pm – 3.20pm; Nursery Full Time place: 8.40am – 3.20pm
BEST Nursery and Extended Services (Langford)
Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2024)
Number of places
31 places
Age range
2–5 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2024
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
About this day nursery
Langford Primary School offers an enriching educational environment where children are encouraged to develop ambition, confidence, creativity, respect, enthusiasm, and determination. As an Ofsted 'Outstanding' school and part of the United Learning group, it provides a comprehensive curriculum designed to prepare students for future academic success and a deeper understanding of the world.
The school fosters a supportive community with an emphasis on strong teaching and administration, ensuring every child receives the best possible education. Langford Primary School actively engages parents through various resources and welcomes prospective families to experience its warm atmosphere through school tours.
The nursery offers flexible sessions for three and four-year-olds, including morning, afternoon, and full-time options, with provisions for government-funded hours and additional paid sessions.
What it's like
The experienced manager and her staff team have worked hard to make improvements since the last inspection. Staff interact well with children and provide them with meaningful learning opportunities. The manager has worked hard to create a clear and purposeful curriculum, and staff understand what it is that they want children to learn and why.
Ofsted Outstanding
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
- Additional hours purchased (17.5 hours per week) - Daily£23 / day
- Additional hours purchased (17.5 hours per week) - Weekly£115 / week
- Hot meals - Daily£2.50 / day
- Hot meals - Weekly£12.50 / week
- School based afterschool clubs which run till 4pm£24 / term
Key facts
Age range
Children can join our Nursery at the start of the term that falls after their third birthday.
Session types
Morning sessions, Afternoon sessions, Full Time sessions
Term time / All Year
Term Time
Established
2013
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for BEST Nursery and Extended Services (Langford)
Last inspected 27 February 2024
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
The experienced manager and her staff team have worked hard to make improvements since the last inspection. Staff interact well with children and provide them with meaningful learning opportunities. The manager has worked hard to create a clear and purposeful curriculum, and staff understand what it is that they want children to learn and why.
Inspector highlights
- Improvements since the last inspection have positively affected staff and children.
- The special educational needs and disabilities coordinator provides targeted support to children with SEND.
- Parents are happy with the care and improvements at the nursery.
- The nursery effectively monitors and tracks children's progress.
- Children enjoy attending and form good bonds with staff, freely accessing indoors and outdoors.
Areas to develop
- 1The provider should support children to build their conversational skills so that they listen to and value the thoughts and ideas of others around them.
- 2The provider should help staff to consistently support all children to communicate their feelings and emotions and recognise how their actions may make others feel.
Inspection #10284240 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents are happy with the care that staff provide, and comment positively about the improvements they have seen since the last inspection.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
The passionate special educational needs and disabilities coordinator has a clear understanding of what each child requires. She has completed a range of relevant training, and continues to develop her knowledge even further. She works with other professionals, which enables her to provide targeted support to those children who need it, in order to close any gaps in their learning and development.
Outdoor space
Staff have adapted the learning environment so that children can follow their own interests and freely access the indoors and outdoors. This helps children to remain focused on the activities they complete.
Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2024
Date: May 2014
- February 2024Good
- March 2023Requires improvement
- November 2022Inadequate
- July 2022Inadequate
- May 2014Outstanding
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