Ofsted report card

Slip End Preschool

LUTON, Bedfordshire · LU1 4BX

Inspected by Ofsted on 22 October 2025 under the report card framework.

Registration

Ofsted URN
219242
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care
Registered since
12 August 1992
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire

On the Early Years Register.

Where it is

LUTON, Bedfordshire · LU1 4BX. Location from the Ofsted register.

Inspection history

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.

  1. 7 September 2022 inspection Good
  2. 11 October 2016 inspection Good
  3. 21 January 2016 inspection Requires Improvement
  4. 21 May 2013 inspection Requires Improvement
  5. 10 November 2009 inspection Requires Improvement
  6. 16 May 2006 inspection Requires Improvement
  7. 5 October 2004 inspection Good

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Slip End Preschool in LUTON, Bedfordshire was last inspected on 22 October 2025. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

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Slip End Preschool has been registered with Ofsted since 12 August 1992. Its unique reference number (URN) is 219242.

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