Be Me Day Nursery Ridgmont Road
Day nursery in St Albans, AL1. Part of the Hertfordshire council area.
33a Ridgmont Road, St Albans, AL1 3AHWhat Ofsted found
Good Inspected 30 July 2025
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Be Me Day Nursery Ridgmont Road 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 Ridgmont Road against St Albans
| Be Me Day Nursery Ridgmont Road | St Albans average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 70 | 73 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 85% rated Good or better |
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Questions parents ask about Be Me Day Nursery Ridgmont Road
- What Ofsted grade does Be Me Day Nursery Ridgmont Road have?
- Be Me Day Nursery Ridgmont Road was rated Good at its inspection on 30 July 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Be Me Day Nursery Ridgmont Road take?
- Ofsted registers Be Me Day Nursery Ridgmont Road for 70 places at any one time. The average day nursery in St Albans has 73.
- How much does Be Me Day Nursery Ridgmont Road cost?
- Be Me Day Nursery Ridgmont Road 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 Ridgmont Road 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 Ridgmont Road how it offers them.
- When was Be Me Day Nursery Ridgmont Road last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Be Me Day Nursery Ridgmont Road on 30 July 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Be Me Day Nursery Ridgmont Road?
- Nearby in AL1: Grasshoppers Day Nursery (St Albans), Be Me Day Nursery Orient Close, 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.