Foxcubs Nursery

Foxdell Children's Centre, 30a Runley Road, Luton LU1 1TZ
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  • Foxcubs Nursery, Luton
Foxcubs Nursery based in Luton, Bedfordshire, is managed by the Early Years Alliance.

The nursery offers 70 places to children aged between two- and five-years-old and was assessed as 'outstanding' by Ofsted in May 2018.

A committed, friendly and well-qualified nursery team provide high-quality care and learning opportunities for all children.

Staff follow the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) with a focus on learning through play and actively encourage parents to become involved in the life of the nursery.

The nursery is open from 8 am to 3.30 pm Monday to Friday, term time only, excluding bank holidays and three staff training days.
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Type of Service

  • Nursery School
  • Open term time
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Shaheena Khatun (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 13

Registered Charity Number

  • 1096526

Total Places for Children

  • 70

Age Range

  • from 2 years 0 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • 8.45am-11.45am - £22
    11.45am-2.45pm - £22
    8.45am-2.45pm - £44

  • Offering funded places for 2 and 3/4 years old

Opening Times

  • Monday 08:45-15:30
    Tuesday 08:45-15:30
    Wednesday 08:45-15:30
    Thursday 08:45-15:30
    Friday 08:45-15:30

When Closed

  • School Holidays

Foxcubs Nursery Reviews (38)

9.8

Foxcubs Nursery has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.826) out of 10, based on 13 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Foxcubs Nursery has 38 reviews.

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Review from M B (Mother of Child) published on 5 August 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Lovely staff who go above and beyond for the children. The communication between staff and parent is great and I will always be kept up to date with anything concerning my child. She is always excited to go to nursery and loves it there!
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Review from H M (Mother of Child) published on 4 August 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff at Foxcubs have always been professional but so down-to-earth and caring. They've been so warm and welcoming, and the inside of the nursery is clean, well-kept and very accessible for children - even the toilets! My son has had such a lovely time and gushes about his experiences. The use of
the app for communication is very efficient and it's been wonderful to be kept updated with pictures and observations throughout the year. 100% recommend!
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Review from Moumita D (Mother of Child) published on 4 August 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
It was an amazing year that my child spent in Foxcubs Nursery, and made a memorable nursery life, which is a part of childhood for every child. Respectable teachers, I must appreciate your contribution to caring for my child. Thank you so much
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Review from R U (Mother of Child) published on 4 August 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
It was a great experience. All the staff was so good and humble. My child loves to go to nursery. He has built his confidence there. He learn a lot of things in nursery. He started making sentences he learn how to speak properly. We are satisfied with this nursery. Thank you to all staff.
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Review from Aqsa W (Mother of Child) published on 4 August 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The nursery is really good they take really good care of children and teach them so many things .I really appreciate the effort teachers put to make a base for our children.I recommend this nursery to everyone because I really like their way of teaching .
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Review from Anna R (Mother of Child) published on 4 September 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Foxcubs is an excellent nursery with a variety of playing and learning activities and caring staff. The manager is brilliant, she has organised so many interesting events for kids like animal farm visits, and different parties, they have a beautiful garden for the children where they grow their own
flowers and vegetables and children can help and learn about nature. My son loves the nursery's staff. He was looking forward to going there in the morning to go there, which is to develop his social and emotional skills. If I have to choose the nursery again, I will definitely choose Foxcubs as it is a wonderful nursery for the kids to be and develop.
Reply from Shaheena Khatun, Manager at Foxcubs Nursery
Thank you for your lovely feedback. Kind regards
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Review from Rizwan S (Father of Child) published on 21 August 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A fabulous Nursery, with and very professional and well-trained staff. They know their job perfectly. My son and family will be missing all that year, he has learned a lot and I can see the massive improvement. All credit goes to dedicated staff members who are highly valued.
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Review from J R (Mother of Child) published on 7 August 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent place. My daughter learned so many things and especially she improved her social skills and confidence. Many thanks to the Fox Club teachers for putting their efforts into my child. Special thanks to the key person you're the stars.
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Review from Shaela M (Mother of Child) published on 2 August 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Foxcubs is an absolutely amazing nursery! My daughter has loved her time here and I'm quite sad she's leaving. The staff are so caring and go above and beyond for the children. The manager is very thorough in everything she does and communication with parents has been outstanding, particularly on the
Famly app. Would 100% recommend this nursery.
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Review from S S (Mother of Child) published on 4 June 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A very nice nursery with very good staff, my child has no complaints, therefore I am happy with the overall experience.
Reply from Shaheena Khatun, Manager at Foxcubs Nursery
Thank you for the lovely feedback, I really appreciate it. Kind regards
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Review from Nasreen R (Mother of Child) published on 21 May 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent service, disciplined and hard-working staff. My daughter has joined this nursery from last year and one of my sons has been there I have seen vital changes after joining this nursery they become more confident and disciplined.
Reply from Shaheena Khatun, Manager at Foxcubs Nursery
Thank you for your lovely feedback; I really appreciate it. Kind regards.
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Review from Ionela N (Mother of Child) published on 20 May 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am very satisfied and recommend it wholeheartedly, especially since I had both children in this kindergarten. The staff is very kind to the children as well as to the parents, and for that, we are very happy and enjoy ourselves enormously. My daughter is very happy every day when she goes and I also
make her happy.
Reply from Shaheena Khatun, Manager at Foxcubs Nursery
Thank you for the lovely review. We appreciate it. Kind regards.
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Review from T N (Mother of Child) published on 20 May 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I’m very happy with this nursery for my child such as the quality of care, safety measures, educational activities, and staff professionalism. I can see the huge difference in her physical development, cognitive development and social and emotional development. She’s a very confident little girl since
she started the nursery. Her language development and communication skills are getting better too.
Reply from Shaheena Khatun, Manager at Foxcubs Nursery
Thank you for the lovely feedback. Kind regards
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Review from A K (Mother of Child) published on 14 November 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
It’s very nice, all the staff are very good. Always helpful. My son loves going to nursery. Very nice behaviour from the staff. My son learned a lot. He always says he likes his teacher. Never face any discrimination or any rude behaviour. They are always good and understanding.
Reply from Shaheena Khatun, Manager at Foxcubs Nursery
Thank you for the lovely review. We appreciate your feedback. Kind regards.
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Review from T H (Mother of Child) published on 14 November 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very good nursery and my girls are very happy with their teachers and class. Teachers are very supportive and friendly with their children and parents. My twins are having some communication problems so the teachers are so supportive of them.
Reply from Shaheena Khatun, Manager at Foxcubs Nursery
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a lovely review. Kind regards.
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Review from Vivek P (Father of Child) published on 14 November 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I would wholeheartedly recommend this nursery. From day one, they supported and gave good guidance to the kids and parents. Very helpful staff members and they take care of our child. Very transparent too. Throughout the application, not only can we see the status of our child but also see photos of
the activity.
Reply from Shaheena Khatun, Manager at Foxcubs Nursery
Thank you Vivek for a lovely review. We really appreciate the feedback. Kind regards.
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Review from I H (Father of Child) published on 28 July 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son is very happy going to Foxcubs Nursery. The teachers are caring and considerate of the needs of the children. They took good care of my son, who has special needs. He has become very attached to some of the staff, which he will miss now that he is moving on to Reception. I would recommend this
nursery to other parents.
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Review from Samarah H (Mother of Child) published on 28 June 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My experience at Foxcubs has been truly amazing so far, I feel that my child is attending a safe and secure nursery where all of his needs are taken care of. The staff are absolutely wonderful, they are enthusiastic, and also keep me up to date with my child's development through the app where his observations
and assessments are recorded. I feel that Foxcubs take children's well-being, learning and development seriously and do everything it can, to provide the best outcome. The manager/deputy are fantastic and fulfil the roles ticking all boxes.
Reply from Shaheena Khatun, Manager at Foxcubs Nursery
Thank you for taking the time to complete a review. We appreciate your feedback. Kind regards
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Review from F K (Mother of Child) published on 16 March 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Outstanding nursery, providing brilliant care. This is an excellent setting for my son. He loves going here and has learnt so much. The staff are fabulous and very friendly and you can tell they really care for the children. We have seen the changes in our son's behaviour and improved his learning immensely.
He has grown so much this year, I am very impressed by the high standard of this nursery.
Reply from Shaheena Khatun, Manager at Foxcubs Nursery
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Review from R A (Mother of Child) published on 8 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent nursery providing lots of different experiences for the children to enjoy and extend their learning. Staff make good relationships with the children so the children are happy to be there every day. My son loves going to nursery and always talks about his day when he gets home.
Reply from Shaheena Khatun, Manager at Foxcubs Nursery
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.826)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.826) out of 10 for Foxcubs Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 13 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.9 out of 5 from 13 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.897 for Foxcubs Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (140 Excellents x 5) + (14 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 155 Ratings = 4.897
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 4.929 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Foxcubs Nursery is based on 13 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 70 number of registered child places is 14. 13 Positive Reviews ÷ 14 = 0.929
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Meet the Team (10)

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Shaheena Khatun

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2017

I am a qualified Early Years Teacher and have been a manager at Foxcubs since January 2017. I have completed LSCB Safeguarding Level 1, Prevent, Food allergy and Food Awareness training.


My favourite children's book is "The Gruffalo" and my favourite song is "I had a little turtle"

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Safina Ali

Job Title: Deputy Manager Joined: 2008

I am a qualified Early Years Teacher, Wrap trained, and I have worked at Foxcubs since April 2008. From becoming a Room Leader of the foundation room I now support Shaheena as a Deputy Manager.


My favourite children's book is "Whatever Next" and my favourite song is "Miss Polly had a dolly"

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Arooj Aslam

Job Title: Early Years Practitioner Joined: 2008

I am level 3 qualified in Early Years and work in the Foundation Room, supporting the team and children's learning. I have completed Food Hygiene and Food Allergy Awareness training. I have worked at Foxcubs since April 2008.


My favourite children's book is "We're going on a bear hunt" and my favourite song is "5 Little Monkeys"

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Tina Ewer

Job Title: Senior Nursery Practitioner Joined: 2020

I am qualified in NNEB Diploma in nursery nursing and NVQ L4 in childcare. I have completed Food Hygiene, food allergy awareness and Prevent course. I started at Foxcubs June 2020 and my favourite nursery rhyme is "zoom zoom zoom"

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Zathon Bibi

Job Title: Early Years Practitioner Joined: 2008

I am Level 3 qualified in Early Years and work in the Foundation Room. I have worked at Foxcubs Nursery since May 2008.


My favourite children's book is "We're going on a bear hunt" and my favourite song is "5 Jelly Fish".

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Samarah Hussain

Job Title: Early Years Practitioner Joined: 2017

I am qualified in Cache Level 3 childcare and education. I have worked at Foxcubs since 2017. I have completed my First aid training and Level 2 in food hygiene. My favourite story is "we're going on bear hunt"

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Rabeeah Shazad

Job Title: Early Years Assistant Joined: 2021

I support the team in the Toddler Room.

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Refa Khatun

Job Title: Kitchen Assistant Joined: 2014

I have been working at Foxcubs for 8 years. I prepare the children snacks.

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Nicole Hagiu

Job Title: Early Years Educator Joined: 2018

I have been working with the Alliance for a few years and love working at Foxcubs Nursery.

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Fatima Ansar

Job Title: Early Years Educator Joined: 2020

I have been working at Foxcubs Nursery since 2020. I am currently working in the Toddler Room

Frequently Asked Questions about Foxcubs Nursery

What is the Age Range of Children that Foxcubs Nursery accepts?

Foxcubs Nursery accepts Children aged from 2 years 0 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Foxcubs Nursery Open?

Foxcubs Nursery is open: Monday 08:45-15:30, Tuesday 08:45-15:30, Wednesday 08:45-15:30, Thursday 08:45-15:30, Friday 08:45-15:30.

How many Children does Foxcubs Nursery have capacity for?

Foxcubs Nursery has capacity for a total of 70 Children.

How far is Foxcubs Nursery to the centre of Luton?

1.3 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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