Ladybird Pre-School was founded in January 1990, and was located at Ampthill Methodist Church. The Pre-School grew steadily and opened for four morning sessions and one afternoon session per week. In September 2005 we relocated to a purpose built modular building in the grounds of Russell Lower School, where we are very fortunate to be able to take advantage of the extensive facilities and infrastructure of the school as well as our own specially designed facilities.

Initially, Ladybird Pre-School opened five morning sessions and 5 afternoon sessions a week. However, in September 2006, Ladybird started a lunch Club, allowing children the opportunity to stay all day. In July 2008, we introduced a Holiday Club for children aged 2 ½ to 8 years. This is run during the Easter, Summer and October half-term holidays. Ladybird Pre-School continues to thrive and is always looking for ways to grow and expand.

We are a fully independent pre-school and children attending Ladybird will continue to feed into BOTH Russell Lower and the Firs Lower schools in Ampthill together with Maulden Lower and other Lower schools in the area.