Batford Day Care
Day nursery in Harpenden, AL5. Part of the Hertfordshire council area.
Holcroft Road, Harpenden, AL5 5BQWhat Ofsted found
Outstanding Inspected 27 August 2025
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
The highest of the four grades Ofsted gave before report cards. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Batford Day Care sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in East of England, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.
| Child's age | You pay a week | About a month |
|---|---|---|
| From 9 months to 2 | £155 | £489 |
| 2 years old | £141 | £446 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £135 | £428 |
A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.
Batford Day Care against Harpenden
| Batford Day Care | Harpenden average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 63 | 54 |
| Ofsted outcome | Outstanding | 73% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Batford Day Care
- What Ofsted grade does Batford Day Care have?
- Batford Day Care was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 27 August 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Batford Day Care take?
- Ofsted registers Batford Day Care for 63 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Harpenden has 54.
- How much does Batford Day Care cost?
- Batford Day Care sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in East of England charges £192 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does Batford Day Care offer 30 hours free childcare?
- Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Batford Day Care how it offers them.
- When was Batford Day Care last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Batford Day Care on 27 August 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Batford Day Care?
- Nearby in AL5: Friends Together, Bright Horizons Harpenden Central Day Nursery and Preschool, Fingertips Woodland Nursery.
Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.
Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.
Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.