Home from Home Day Nursery Academy Ltd
Day nursery in St Albans, AL3. Part of the Hertfordshire council area.
Home From Home, 52a Bernard Street, St Albans, AL3 5QNWhat Ofsted found
Outstanding Inspected 30 January 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
Home from Home Day Nursery Academy Ltd 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.
Home from Home Day Nursery Academy Ltd against St Albans
| Home from Home Day Nursery Academy Ltd | St Albans average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 76 | 73 |
| Ofsted outcome | Outstanding | 85% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Home from Home Day Nursery Academy Ltd
- What Ofsted grade does Home from Home Day Nursery Academy Ltd have?
- Home from Home Day Nursery Academy Ltd was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 30 January 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Home from Home Day Nursery Academy Ltd take?
- Ofsted registers Home from Home Day Nursery Academy Ltd for 76 places at any one time. The average day nursery in St Albans has 73.
- How much does Home from Home Day Nursery Academy Ltd cost?
- Home from Home Day Nursery Academy Ltd 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 Home from Home Day Nursery Academy Ltd 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 Home from Home Day Nursery Academy Ltd how it offers them.
- When was Home from Home Day Nursery Academy Ltd last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Home from Home Day Nursery Academy Ltd on 30 January 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Home from Home Day Nursery Academy Ltd?
- Nearby in AL3: Muriel Green Nursery School, Happycrew Childcare Ltd, Busy Bees Day Nursery at St Albans Hospital.
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.