Be Me Day Nursery Orient Close
Day nursery in St Albans, AL1. Part of the Hertfordshire council area.
The Old Station, Orient Close, St Albans, AL1 1JDWhat Ofsted found
Outstanding Inspected 5 January 2023
| 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
Be Me Day Nursery Orient Close 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.
Be Me Day Nursery Orient Close against St Albans
| Be Me Day Nursery Orient Close | St Albans average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 48 | 73 |
| Ofsted outcome | Outstanding | 85% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Be Me Day Nursery Orient Close
- What Ofsted grade does Be Me Day Nursery Orient Close have?
- Be Me Day Nursery Orient Close was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 5 January 2023, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Be Me Day Nursery Orient Close take?
- Ofsted registers Be Me Day Nursery Orient Close for 48 places at any one time. The average day nursery in St Albans has 73.
- How much does Be Me Day Nursery Orient Close cost?
- Be Me Day Nursery Orient Close 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 Be Me Day Nursery Orient Close 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 Be Me Day Nursery Orient Close how it offers them.
- When was Be Me Day Nursery Orient Close last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Be Me Day Nursery Orient Close on 5 January 2023. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Be Me Day Nursery Orient Close?
- Nearby in AL1: Grasshoppers Day Nursery (St Albans), Be Me Day Nursery Ridgmont Road, Playschool Nursery St Albans.
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.