
Everyone is so kind, and really feels like a warm hug the moment you enter.Louise T(Mother of Child)

We couldn't have asked for a better start for our son.Madelene N(Mother of Child)

There's such a lovely balance of learning, creativity and playNicola A(Mother of Child)

Everyone is so kind, and really feels like a warm hug the moment you enter.Louise T(Mother of Child)

We couldn't have asked for a better start for our son.Madelene N(Mother of Child)

There's such a lovely balance of learning, creativity and playNicola A(Mother of Child)

Cedars Day Nursery is situated in Leighton Buzzard, close to the train station, and offers parents a fully inclusive service all-year-round. They have also obtained their Green Flag Eco-Schools award.
The nursery ensures that outdoor play is an important part of each child’s learning. Access to a large natural garden creates opportunities for all age groups of children to develop social, emotional and physical skills.
The children plant, harvest and taste a...
Cedars Day Nursery is situated in Leighton Buzzard, close to the train station, and offers parents a fully inclusive service all-year-round. They have also obtained their Green Flag Eco-Schools award.
The nursery ensures that outdoor play is an important part of each child’s learning. Access to a large natural garden creates opportunities for all age groups of children to develop social, emotional and physical skills.
The children plant, harvest and taste a range of vegetables in their own vegetable plot.
The nursery focuses on parent partnership - once a month arrangements are made, such as stay and play or parent workshops.
Cedars also offer the extracurricular activity of Hart beeps every Monday morning from 9am across all rooms.
Long-standing, highly trained practitioners help support children's learning through a range of activities designed in line with EYFS principles.
Type of Service
- Day Nursery
Opening Schedule
Open all yearAttendance patterns offered
All Year
Minimum attendance
- 1 day per week
Full days available
YesGroup / Owner
- Childbase Partnership
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Lauren Trotter (Nursery Manager)
Number of Childcare Staff
- 51
Total Places for Children
- 99
Age Range
- from 0 years 2 months
- to 5 years 0 months
Meals Provided
YesMeal Types Provided
Breakfast, Dinner / Tea, Lunch, Snacks
Consumables provided
YesConsumables provided include
Nappies, Nappy Cream, Suncream, Wipes
Opening Times
- Monday07:15-18:30
- Tuesday07:15-18:30
- Wednesday07:15-18:30
- Thursday07:15-18:30
- Friday07:15-18:30
When Closed
- Bank Holidays & 2 Inset Days
Parking
- Free parking is available onsite.
Funding & Fees
Typical monthly cost for a 3-days place
£555/ month
Calculated from data given to us by this nursery. Your final quote may vary slightly.
Averaged monthly figure. Actual billing varies; some nurseries bill weekly or by use.Defaults shown
9 months to 2 years • 3-days • 30 hours funding • all year
How this price scales (per month)
1 day per week
£113
3 days per week
£555
5 days per week
£1,257
Adjust for your situation
What this price covers
- Standard chargeable day 7:15am to 6:30pm (11.3 hours)
- 22.8 funded hours used per week. Remaining hours charged privately.
- Included in this price: Breakfast, Dinner / Tea, Lunch, Snacks, Nappies, Nappy Cream, Suncream and Wipes
Price without government funding: £1,242 / month (£96 / day)
If you're not eligible or haven't claimed funded hours.More info
- £686/month more than the funded price.
- This is what you'd pay if your child is under 9 months, or if you're not eligible for or haven't claimed funded hours.
About this price
How funding is applied, how the monthly figure is calculated.More info
- Working parents of children aged 9 months to 2 years can usually claim up to 30 funded hours a week. The working-parent hours depend on each parent meeting the minimum earnings rules and earning under £100,000 a year. This nursery stretches funded hours across 50 weeks of the year. You've selected 30 funded hours.
- This nursery applies up to 10 funded hours per day, stretched across 50 weeks of the year. With your selected funding, 22.8 hours are covered each week. Hours beyond this, including the early and late parts of the day, are charged at the standard rate.
- We work out the total cost across the year and divide by 12, so the figure shown is a smoothed monthly average. In practice, nurseries bill in different ways. Some bill monthly at this average. Others bill weekly, or charge for what happened that week or month, which can vary across the year. Confirm billing details with the nursery when you enquire.
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Cedars Day Nursery (Leighton Buzzard) Reviews (136)
Cedars Day Nursery (Leighton Buzzard) has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.917) out of 10, based on 27 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Cedars Day Nursery (Leighton Buzzard) has 136 reviews.
My child started in September, and I've been so impressed. The staff are friendly, full of energy and clearly love what they do. I'm confident my child has the best care; she comes home happy and chatty about her day. The planned activities stretch her, and her understanding of the world,...
My child started in September, and I've been so impressed. The staff are friendly, full of energy and clearly love what they do. I'm confident my child has the best care; she comes home happy and chatty about her day. The planned activities stretch her, and her understanding of the world, confidence and vocabulary have ballooned in recent weeks. Would recommend it to anyone.
Our son was at the nursery two years and he has developed massively. Great support from everyone at Cedars. Great healthy food cooked for all children with all allergies. The staff go above and beyond to ensure all children are developing. We are very grateful for everything to the nursery and the...
Our son was at the nursery two years and he has developed massively. Great support from everyone at Cedars. Great healthy food cooked for all children with all allergies. The staff go above and beyond to ensure all children are developing. We are very grateful for everything to the nursery and the great progress our son has made.
The facilities are amazing and the staff are incredible.
My daughter has great relationships with all the staff that she comes into contact with...
The facilities are amazing and the staff are incredible.
My daughter has great relationships with all the staff that she comes into contact with and always feels happy here.
Considering she was a Covid baby and so was limited in some of her initial social interactions, she has thrived at Cedars.
I highly recommend the nursery and will be very sad when she leaves this setting for school next year.
Cedars Day Nursery is a wonderful nursery. My daughter always has a lovely time when she’s there. The staff are amazing, really dedicated and caring. Great quality of food and brilliant facilities, especially the garden.
Cedars Day Nursery is a wonderful nursery. My daughter always has a lovely time when she’s there. The staff are amazing, really dedicated and caring. Great quality of food and brilliant facilities, especially the garden.
Cedars is a wonderful nursery. Everyone is so kind, and really feels like a warm hug the moment you enter. They do lots of different fun and creative activities for the children every day! They really care and are very well looked after. My son first attended this nursery back in 2017, and now my...
Cedars is a wonderful nursery. Everyone is so kind, and really feels like a warm hug the moment you enter. They do lots of different fun and creative activities for the children every day! They really care and are very well looked after. My son first attended this nursery back in 2017, and now my daughter is currently there. Both of my children have excelled and my daughter is extremely happy at this setting. Every room is just amazing, especially the preschool room where they really provide great preparation for school. The staff are nothing short of incredible! My son still talks about his time there to this day and my daughter loves going there and is really thriving. I can't thank the staff enough for making their time at nursery so fun and enjoyable. It’s such a good feeling to leave your children in a friendly and safe environment, knowing they are well looked after. I cannot recommend this nursery enough.
Staff are always so nice and positive and polite. My daughter loves coming to nursery. She loves all her nursery staff. Staff always answer any questions we might have. Always informed if any issues straight away.
Staff are always so nice and positive and polite. My daughter loves coming to nursery. She loves all her nursery staff. Staff always answer any questions we might have. Always informed if any issues straight away.
Overall, we’ve been very pleased with Cedars Day Nursery and both our children enjoyed attending. There are lots of great activities for the children to do. The number of posts on the app has reduced with our second child and so we don’t always know how his day has been.
Overall, we’ve been very pleased with Cedars Day Nursery and both our children enjoyed attending. There are lots of great activities for the children to do. The number of posts on the app has reduced with our second child and so we don’t always know how his day has been.
Thank you for your kind comments – a source of pride to us all - about your children’s time at Cedars. With regard to communication, the number of posts on the app follows Early Years Foundation Stage revisions which focus on reducing ‘paperwork’ to heighten the quality of the activity underway and...
Thank you for your kind comments – a source of pride to us all - about your children’s time at Cedars. With regard to communication, the number of posts on the app follows Early Years Foundation Stage revisions which focus on reducing ‘paperwork’ to heighten the quality of the activity underway and the interaction between practitioner and child. ‘Snapshot’ observations are supplemented with ‘monthly learning story’ and ‘age and stage’ developmental assessments. This is in addition to updates at the end of sessions and regular parent newsletters detailing activities in each room and the resources and events freely available to parents through the app.Thank you again for your kind comments and for taking the time to review our nursery.
Cedars is a great nursery and my child loves coming in. Everyone is very friendly and welcoming and we feel very comfortable in leaving our child here. His confidence has grown and the activities Cedars do with the children are appropriate and engaging.
Cedars is a great nursery and my child loves coming in. Everyone is very friendly and welcoming and we feel very comfortable in leaving our child here. His confidence has grown and the activities Cedars do with the children are appropriate and engaging.
Amazing staff, incredibly supportive and caring. Great communication both relating to our child and all administration. The seamless and simple experience you want when selecting and sending your child to a nursery.
Amazing staff, incredibly supportive and caring. Great communication both relating to our child and all administration. The seamless and simple experience you want when selecting and sending your child to a nursery.
A fantastic nursery with caring and imaginative staff. Always confident that my son will be in great hands and have a wonderful day.
A fantastic nursery with caring and imaginative staff. Always confident that my son will be in great hands and have a wonderful day.
There is great communication, you can easily get updates on what your...
There is great communication, you can easily get updates on what your children are up to and they go to great lengths to help prepare children for the transition to school.
Amazing nursery! We just moved to the area and I was so nervous about putting my daughter into a new nursery, but she’s settled in really well and loves the staff and her new friends. They also have lots of different rooms for the children to explore, great outdoor space and delicious meals! Also,...
Amazing nursery! We just moved to the area and I was so nervous about putting my daughter into a new nursery, but she’s settled in really well and loves the staff and her new friends. They also have lots of different rooms for the children to explore, great outdoor space and delicious meals! Also, love the updates throughout the day I can get through the app, really reassuring to see what she’s up to.
Cedars Day Nursery is an exceptional nursery and I can’t recommend it highly enough. The staff are caring, friendly, professional and enthusiastic about their jobs. The nursery has wonderful resources, particularly in the garden, all of which are well maintained and well presented. The team offer a...
Cedars Day Nursery is an exceptional nursery and I can’t recommend it highly enough. The staff are caring, friendly, professional and enthusiastic about their jobs. The nursery has wonderful resources, particularly in the garden, all of which are well maintained and well presented. The team offer a mix of activities covering a variety of topics and adapt these to suit the interests of the children. The menu is fabulous and I have been really happy with standards across all areas. Both of my children have thrived at Cedars, ten out of ten for me.
Our son started Cedars Day Nursery at 18-months-old and absolutely loves it. Post pandemic we were worried about him settling but the staff really helped with his transition. The setting is professional, clean, welcoming and engaging. The app to receive updates about our son is in real-time so we...
Our son started Cedars Day Nursery at 18-months-old and absolutely loves it. Post pandemic we were worried about him settling but the staff really helped with his transition. The setting is professional, clean, welcoming and engaging. The app to receive updates about our son is in real-time so we really feel in the loop during the day. The outdoor space is lovely and the kids are out playing a lot. We feel very lucky that our son attends Cedars and couldn’t be happier. We would recommend this nursery to anyone.
Friendly, attentive, and caring staff. Always fun events for children to get involved in. Activities are varied and the care for the well-being of the children is amazing. The staff know the children so well and are great at supporting all learning needs. Management are efficient and run the...
Friendly, attentive, and caring staff. Always fun events for children to get involved in. Activities are varied and the care for the well-being of the children is amazing. The staff know the children so well and are great at supporting all learning needs. Management are efficient and run the nursery so well. During the difficult Covid period measures were taken safely and handled well.
She thoroughly enjoyed her time at Cedars. The team provided the best care over the last four years. My daughter loved going to nursery/pre-school and by...
She thoroughly enjoyed her time at Cedars. The team provided the best care over the last four years. My daughter loved going to nursery/pre-school and by the time it came to start school she was ready and well prepared for it. She has flourished at Cedars and I can't thank them enough.
During covid, Cedars gave clear and regular communications and my daughter really didn't seem disrupted by the changes. For the pre-school children who were having their final year at nursery, they threw monthly parties for those children who couldn't have a party outside because of Covid.
Cedars provided lots of support to children and families during real-life experiences. Child-appropriate videos for the children about why the adults will wear masks, information on loss and grief, and how to support your child if affected.
Cedars always go above and beyond in every aspect.
My son has settled in fantastic at nursery and is doing really well. I love the app and all the updates and being able to see and read about what he has been up to all day is great. My only suggestion would be (and this may not have been done because of Covid) but it would have been nicer to sit...
My son has settled in fantastic at nursery and is doing really well. I love the app and all the updates and being able to see and read about what he has been up to all day is great. My only suggestion would be (and this may not have been done because of Covid) but it would have been nicer to sit and be taken through his first few days for example how payment works. Talk face to face about him and set expectations I guess. I would have preferred this than having loads of emails and forms to fill in.
I am very sad to say goodbye to...
I am very sad to say goodbye to the staff and wish everyone well. We will all miss you.
The outside space is huge and they have lots of activities available for the children to play and learn!
The outside space is huge and they have lots of activities available for the children to play and learn!
The range of activities they do is fantastic and the pre-school is amazing at getting them ready for school.
Every member of staff is kind, helpful and so caring. I couldn’t have wished for better...
The range of activities they do is fantastic and the pre-school is amazing at getting them ready for school.
Every member of staff is kind, helpful and so caring. I couldn’t have wished for better care for my girls.
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News (8) & Events (0)
- 29 May 2025
Celebrations were well underway at Cedars Day Nursery in Leighton Buzzard as the childcare team marked the milestone long-service anniversaries of two beloved colleagues. At the award-winning setting on Mentmore...
- 27 May 2025
Childbase Partnership has been awarded a coveted ‘Top 10’ position in the prestigious Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025, ranking the company amongst the best employers in the...
- 04 Mar 2025
There was delight for young environmentalists at Cedars Day Nursery in Leighton Buzzard as they received a letter from legendary broadcaster and biologist, Sir David Attenborough. Having written to the...
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Awards / Recognitions (19)
- 31 Mar 2026Recipient: Childbase Partnership
- 31 Mar 2025Recipient: Childbase Partnership
- 28 Mar 2024Recipient: Childbase Partnership
Accreditations
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Meet the Team (1)

Lauren is the Manager of Cedars Day Nursery in Leighton Buzzard and has worked in the Early Years sector for 8 years. Lauren holds a Level 3...
Lauren is the Manager of Cedars Day Nursery in Leighton Buzzard and has worked in the Early Years sector for 8 years. Lauren holds a Level 3 qualification in Childcare and is the Designated Safeguarding Lead.
Lauren is also Mental Health First Aid at Work and First Aid trained. Lauren is very passionate about ensuring that Cedars Day Nursery meet the needs of the children and their families.
What is your favourite feature of Cedars?The wonderful team, the large outdoor space, and the surrounding community.
What are you most proud of about your nursery/team?
My colleagues have the flexibility to adapt and are very friendly.
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