DD is 2 and a half and really I am so impressed with them. They are nice, caring and creative, and more importantly I have dropped by unannounced several times and have always been impressed by the activities they were doing at the time and never concerned. Sometimes I would like to be a little mouse to see what they do all day. Today they had a dressing up day. And in the 7 months DD has been there she has not been excluded nor had and accident. There is not a huge staff turnover, so the kids know the staff well.
I am due in june.
When I looked for DD's nursery, there was one which had really good ofsted reports I think in Shenley Church or Shenley lodge, but I never went to check it out as I needed one near the station (I commute to London).
There is nothing wrong with planning ahead (I booked DD's nursery space when I was 3 months pregnant) especially with babies as numbers are limited. That reminds me that I need to book the place for DS to be, may be out DC will be "classmates"!
I am planning a home birth myself as hospital doesn't seem very good and from the little I looked bedford was the same (but I haven't done a lot of enquiries).
I like MK a lot although I don't know anyone yet because I work in London (and because of long day and commute I don't have anytime to do any activities which would allow me to meet people). I like MK though it is an easy town to live in and I like the redways etc... The only pb is I don't drive which doens't really help things in MK, but I will do it after DS...I really really have to.
In London it was different, I lived on the outskirts where quite a few of my friends were living, I was walking to the nursery with other mums etc so it was more sociable, but I just don't like doing the "london thing and the commute anymore". I would love not to have to go there anymore