304 nurseries in Hertfordshire
Every day nursery in the Hertfordshire council area, best rated first, with the ones Ofsted rated Outstanding and what a place costs after the free hours.
304 day nurseries
46 rated Outstanding
24 with a new report card (8%)
17,955 places in total
£141 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours
Outstanding nurseries in Hertfordshire
50 nurseries in the area are in our top band: rated Outstanding, or graded Strong standard or better across a new report card.
| # | Nursery | Ofsted outcome | Inspected | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doodle Do Day Nursery Bishop's Stortford, CM23 | Strong standard in all 6 | 9 April 2026 | 80 |
| 2 | St Francis Nursery Letchworth Garden City, SG6 | Strong standard in all 6 | 4 March 2026 | 120 |
| 3 | Little Cakes Montessori School Chorelywood, WD3 | Strong standard in all 6 | 9 December 2025 | 37 |
| 4 | Acorn Playgroup & Pre-School Welwyn, AL6 | Strong standard in all 6 | 5 December 2025 | 32 |
| 5 | Tots and Scholars Borehamwood Borehamwood, WD6 | Outstanding | 29 September 2025 | 140 |
| 6 | Batford Day Care Harpenden, AL5 | Outstanding | 27 August 2025 | 63 |
| 7 | Tots and Scholars Nursery and Pre-school Sullivan Way Elstree, WD6 | Outstanding | 25 July 2025 | 60 |
| 8 | Squirrels Nurseries (Welwyn) Welwyn Garden City, AL7 | Outstanding | 23 July 2025 | 86 |
| 9 | Tots And Scholars Radlett, WD7 | Outstanding | 27 May 2025 | 90 |
| 10 | Early Birds, Night Owls & Little Ladybirds Pre-School Bishop's Stortford, CM23 | Outstanding | 23 May 2025 | 80 |
| 11 | Little Sparrows Day Nursery Cheshunt, EN8 | Outstanding | 21 February 2025 | 24 |
| 12 | Home from Home Day Nursery Academy Ltd St Albans, AL3 | Outstanding | 30 January 2025 | 76 |
Day nurseries in Hertfordshire, best rated first
| # | Nursery | Ofsted outcome | Inspected | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doodle Do Day Nursery Bishop's Stortford, CM23 | Strong standard in all 6 | 9 April 2026 | 80 |
| 2 | St Francis Nursery Letchworth Garden City, SG6 | Strong standard in all 6 | 4 March 2026 | 120 |
| 3 | Little Cakes Montessori School Chorelywood, WD3 | Strong standard in all 6 | 9 December 2025 | 37 |
| 4 | Acorn Playgroup & Pre-School Welwyn, AL6 | Strong standard in all 6 | 5 December 2025 | 32 |
| 5 | Tots and Scholars Borehamwood Borehamwood, WD6 | Outstanding | 29 September 2025 | 140 |
| 6 | Batford Day Care Harpenden, AL5 | Outstanding | 27 August 2025 | 63 |
| 7 | Tots and Scholars Nursery and Pre-school Sullivan Way Elstree, WD6 | Outstanding | 25 July 2025 | 60 |
| 8 | Squirrels Nurseries (Welwyn) Welwyn Garden City, AL7 | Outstanding | 23 July 2025 | 86 |
| 9 | Tots And Scholars Radlett, WD7 | Outstanding | 27 May 2025 | 90 |
| 10 | Early Birds, Night Owls & Little Ladybirds Pre-School Bishop's Stortford, CM23 | Outstanding | 23 May 2025 | 80 |
| 11 | Little Sparrows Day Nursery Cheshunt, EN8 | Outstanding | 21 February 2025 | 24 |
| 12 | Home from Home Day Nursery Academy Ltd St Albans, AL3 | Outstanding | 30 January 2025 | 76 |
| 13 | Muriel Green Nursery School St Albans, AL3 | Outstanding | 9 October 2024 | 60 |
| 14 | Lime Grove Day Nursery Hemel Hempstead, HP1 | Outstanding | 27 September 2024 | 102 |
| 15 | Mount Carmel Kindergarten St Albans, AL4 | Outstanding | 9 September 2024 | 62 |
| 16 | The Early Bird Pre-School CIC Letchworth Garden City, SG6 | Outstanding | 16 July 2024 | 24 |
| 17 | Highfield Lane Nursery School St Albans, AL4 | Outstanding | 20 June 2024 | 70 |
| 18 | Kinderzimmer Berkhamsted Berkhamsted, HP4 | Outstanding | 9 April 2024 | 91 |
| 19 | Tots And Scholars Preschool And Nursery Borehamwood, WD6 | Outstanding | 14 March 2024 | 45 |
| 20 | Barley Barn Sawbridgeworth Sawbridgworth, CM21 | Outstanding | 21 February 2024 | 73 |
| 21 | Grasshoppers Day Nursery (St Albans) St Albans, AL1 | Outstanding | 6 February 2024 | 64 |
| 22 | Apple Daycare Newgate Street Village Newgate Street Village, SG13 | Outstanding | 24 January 2024 | 40 |
| 23 | Friends Together Harpenden, AL5 | Outstanding | 11 January 2024 | 48 |
| 24 | Hertford Barns Day Nursery Hertford, SG14 | Outstanding | 30 November 2023 | 86 |
| 25 | Partou Shepherds Lane Day Nursery & Pre-School Rickmansworth, WD3 | Outstanding | 24 November 2023 | 80 |
| 26 | Highbury Lodge Day Nursery Hitchin, SG4 | Outstanding | 3 October 2023 | 83 |
| 27 | Bright Little Stars Nursery Watford, WD25 | Outstanding | 31 July 2023 | 78 |
| 28 | Little Raccoons Day Nursery (Elstree) Limited Borehamwood, WD6 | Outstanding | 25 May 2023 | 50 |
| 29 | Northwood Day Nursery Northwood, HA6 | Outstanding | 6 April 2023 | 45 |
| 30 | Heirs and Graces Day Nursery (Tring) Ltd Tring, HP23 | Outstanding | 27 March 2023 | 48 |
| 31 | Squirrels Day Nursery Hatfield, AL10 | Outstanding | 27 March 2023 | 50 |
| 32 | Busy Bees Day Nursery at St Albans Hatfield Road St Albans, AL4 | Outstanding | 22 March 2023 | 76 |
| 33 | Apple Daycare Ltd (Oxlease House) Hatfield, AL10 | Outstanding | 6 March 2023 | 40 |
| 34 | Sunshine Pre-School Hatfield, AL9 | Outstanding | 22 February 2023 | 26 |
| 35 | River View Day Nursery Hertford, SG14 | Outstanding | 14 February 2023 | 74 |
| 36 | The Co-operative Childcare Watford South Watford, WD19 | Outstanding | 24 January 2023 | 60 |
| 37 | Old Macdonald's Day Nursery Hemel Hempstead, HP3 | Outstanding | 10 January 2023 | 74 |
| 38 | Be Me Day Nursery Orient Close St Albans, AL1 | Outstanding | 5 January 2023 | 48 |
| 39 | Apple Daycare Ltd (Lemsford) Welwyn Garden City, AL8 | Outstanding | 9 December 2022 | 46 |
| 40 | Busy Bees Day Nursery at Welwyn Garden City Welwyn Garden City, AL7 | Outstanding | 22 November 2022 | 85 |
| 41 | Bright Horizons Harpenden Central Day Nursery and Preschool Harpenden, AL5 | Outstanding | 25 October 2022 | 52 |
| 42 | Bengeo Playgroup Hertford, SG14 | Outstanding | 6 October 2022 | 24 |
| 43 | Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hertford Hartham Park Port Hill, SG14 | Outstanding | 5 October 2022 | 44 |
| 44 | Hitchin House Day Nursery Hitchin, SG4 | Outstanding | 23 August 2022 | 135 |
| 45 | Benington Nursery Stevenage, SG2 | Outstanding | 28 June 2022 | 22 |
| 46 | Busy Lizzies At Simon Balle Hertford, SG13 | Outstanding | 9 June 2022 | 78 |
| 47 | Fingertips Woodland Nursery Harpenden, AL5 | Outstanding | 8 June 2022 | 30 |
| 48 | Rowan Tree Day Nursery Welwyn Garden City, AL8 | Outstanding | 4 May 2022 | 75 |
| 49 | Busy Bees Day Nursery at Mardley Hill Welwyn, AL6 | Outstanding | 22 February 2022 | 46 |
| 50 | Ladybirds Nursery St Albans, AL4 | Outstanding | 22 February 2022 | 61 |
| 51 | Little Bee's Day Nursery-The Hive Ware, SG11 | Strong standard in 5 of 6 | 19 November 2025 | 109 |
| 52 | Footsteps 123 LTD Hatfield, AL10 | Expected standard in 5 of 6 | 16 April 2026 | 61 |
| 53 | Little Elms Montessori Nursery Potters Bar, EN6 | Expected standard in 5 of 6 | 25 March 2026 | 50 |
| 54 | Partou Ware Day Nursery & Pre-School Ware, SG12 | Expected standard in 5 of 6 | 9 February 2026 | 120 |
| 55 | Apple Blossom Pre-school and daycare Ware, SG11 | Expected standard in 5 of 6 | 27 January 2026 | 24 |
| 56 | Partou Sycamore House Day Nursery & Pre-School Bishop's Stortford, CM23 | Expected standard in 5 of 6 | 22 January 2026 | 72 |
| 57 | Little Conkers Limited Stevenage, SG2 | Expected standard in 5 of 6 | 4 December 2025 | 64 |
| 58 | High Wych Pre-School Nursery Sawbridgeworth, CM21 | Expected standard in all 6 | 14 May 2026 | 30 |
| 59 | Willowbrook Nursery Hatfield, AL9 | Expected standard in all 6 | 13 May 2026 | 40 |
| 60 | Enchanted Day Nursery Letchworth Garden City, SG6 | Expected standard in all 6 | 23 April 2026 | 111 |
| 61 | Monkey Puzzle Bishops Stortford Bishop's Stortford, CM23 | Expected standard in all 6 | 8 April 2026 | 63 |
| 62 | Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Leavesden Watford, WD25 | Expected standard in all 6 | 27 March 2026 | 72 |
| 63 | Bright Horizons Bishop's Stortford Day Nursery and Preschool Bishop's Stortford, CM23 | Expected standard in all 6 | 26 January 2026 | 108 |
| 64 | Little Blossom Nursery School (Leavesden) Watford, WD25 | Good | 23 September 2025 | 50 |
| 65 | Canopy Nurseries Potters Bar Potters Bar, EN6 | Good | 2 September 2025 | 81 |
| 66 | Blue Nest Montessori School Borehamwood, WD6 | Good | 21 August 2025 | 65 |
| 67 | Tiny Tots Day Care Nursery Waltham Cross, EN7 | Good | 15 August 2025 | 36 |
| 68 | Be Me Day Nursery Ridgmont Road St Albans, AL1 | Good | 30 July 2025 | 70 |
| 69 | Noahs Ark Day Nursery Stevenage, SG2 | Good | 24 June 2025 | 77 |
| 70 | St. Joseph's Playgroup Hertford, SG14 | Good | 13 June 2025 | 20 |
| 71 | Playschool Nursery St Albans St Albans, AL1 | Good | 9 June 2025 | 90 |
| 72 | Kattz Kidz Letchworth, SG6 | Good | 3 June 2025 | 47 |
| 73 | Starjumps Nursery Borehamwood, WD6 | Good | 3 June 2025 | 40 |
| 74 | Pilgrims Way Pre-School Stevenage, SG1 | Good | 13 May 2025 | 28 |
| 75 | Little Buttons Day Nursery NR Luton, LU2 | Good | 12 May 2025 | 66 |
| 76 | Royston Day Nursery Royston, SG8 | Good | 8 May 2025 | 111 |
| 77 | Happycrew Childcare Ltd St. Albans, AL3 | Good | 7 May 2025 | 86 |
| 78 | Maria Montessori Nursery School Berkhamsted, HP4 | Good | 1 May 2025 | 24 |
| 79 | Rookies Day Nursery Stevenage, SG2 | Good | 30 April 2025 | 94 |
| 80 | Berry Lane Nursery Rickmansworth, WD3 | Good | 24 April 2025 | 42 |
| 81 | Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Bricket Wood St Albans, AL2 | Good | 17 April 2025 | 28 |
| 82 | Little Raccoons Day Nursery Ltd Watford, WD24 | Good | 16 April 2025 | 34 |
| 83 | Twizzle Tops The Willows Stevenage, SG2 | Good | 14 April 2025 | 37 |
| 84 | Fledglings Nursery & Preschool Berkhamsted, HP4 | Good | 8 April 2025 | 72 |
| 85 | Busy Bees Day Nursery at St Albans Hospital St. Albans, AL3 | Good | 25 March 2025 | 51 |
| 86 | Flower Pots Day Nursery (Chaulden) Hemel Hempstead, HP1 | Good | 24 March 2025 | 89 |
| 87 | First Steps Waltham Cross, EN7 | Good | 20 March 2025 | 22 |
| 88 | The House That Jack Built Nursery Watford, WD25 | Good | 18 March 2025 | 42 |
| 89 | Busy Bees Day Nursery at Shenley Radlett, WD7 | Good | 3 March 2025 | |
| 90 | Merry-Go-Round Under 5's Baldock, SG7 | Good | 27 February 2025 | 32 |
| 91 | Kids Inc Day Nursery Welwyn Garden City, AL8 | Good | 21 February 2025 | 97 |
| 92 | Rising Stars (Redbourn) Limited Redbourn, AL3 | Good | 21 February 2025 | 64 |
| 93 | Toad Hall Nursery Hitchin Hitchin, SG5 | Good | 31 January 2025 | 127 |
| 94 | Walkern Pre School Stevenage, SG2 | Good | 29 January 2025 | 30 |
| 95 | Wonderland Day Nursery Limited Letchworth, SG6 | Good | 28 January 2025 | 105 |
| 96 | Canopy St. Albans St Albans, AL2 | Good | 23 January 2025 | 83 |
| 97 | Busy Bees Day Nursery at Stevenage Great Ashby Stevenage, SG1 | Good | 7 January 2025 | 112 |
| 98 | Tiddley Tots Nursery Hoddesdon, EN11 | Good | 7 January 2025 | 88 |
| 99 | Little Life Nursery Borehamwood, WD6 | Good | 18 December 2024 | 26 |
| 100 | Kindred Cheshunt Waltham Cross, EN8 | Good | 17 December 2024 | 87 |
| 101 | Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bishops Stortford St Michaels Mead Bishops Stortford, CM23 | Good | 11 December 2024 | 80 |
| 102 | Starjumps Nursery, Creche and Out of School Provision Potters Bar, EN6 | Good | 11 December 2024 | 44 |
| 103 | Annabel's Montessori School Welwyn Garden City, AL7 | Good | 29 November 2024 | 40 |
| 104 | Little Bear Cubs Pre-School Potters Bar, EN6 | Good | 14 November 2024 | 24 |
| 105 | Woodhall Farm Pre-School Hemel Hempstead, HP2 | Good | 12 November 2024 | 35 |
| 106 | Kindred Wheathampstead St. Albans, AL4 | Good | 7 November 2024 | 65 |
| 107 | Wonderland Day Nursery Waltham Cross, EN8 | Good | 29 October 2024 | 48 |
| 108 | St Paul's Walden Nursery Hitchin, SG4 | Good | 21 October 2024 | 26 |
| 109 | Nuffy Bear Day Nursery St. Albans, AL4 | Good | 18 October 2024 | 48 |
| 110 | Early Birds, Night Owls & Little Ladybirds Pre-School Bishop's Stortford, CM23 | Good | 16 October 2024 | 72 |
| 111 | Knebworth Pre-School Group Knebworth, SG3 | Good | 16 October 2024 | 30 |
| 112 | Tewin Under Fives Pre-School Tewin, AL6 | Good | 2 October 2024 | 20 |
| 113 | Little Learners Land (London Colney) Ltd London Colney, AL2 | Good | 25 September 2024 | 80 |
| 114 | Busy Bees Day Nursery at Stevenage Stevenage, SG1 | Good | 24 September 2024 | 98 |
| 115 | N Family Club Bushey Bushey, WD23 | Good | 24 September 2024 | 87 |
| 116 | Safari Stars Nursery Hatfield, AL10 | Good | 23 September 2024 | 96 |
| 117 | Puddleducks Day Nursery (Baldock) Limited Baldock, SG7 | Good | 19 September 2024 | 100 |
| 118 | Tinytoons Pre-school & Nursery Waltham Cross, EN8 | Good | 3 September 2024 | 24 |
| 119 | Foresters Den Nursery Waltham Cross, EN8 | Good | 20 August 2024 | 39 |
| 120 | Bright Horizons Harpenden Luton Road Day Nursery and Preschool Harpenden, AL5 | Good | 5 August 2024 | 98 |
| 121 | Your Co-op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School, Watford Junction Watford, WD17 | Good | 30 July 2024 | 57 |
| 122 | The Little Learners Montessori Watford Watford, WD18 | Good | 22 July 2024 | 90 |
| 123 | Toad Hall Nursery Berkhamsted Berkhamsted, HP4 | Good | 22 July 2024 | 77 |
| 124 | Bright Horizons Norfolk Lodge Montessori Day Nursery Barnet, EN5 | Good | 11 July 2024 | 148 |
| 125 | Berrygrove Early Years Centre Watford, WD25 | Good | 26 June 2024 | 50 |
| 126 | Partou Bourne Explorers Day Nursery & Pre-School Hemel Hempstead, HP1 | Good | 25 June 2024 | 48 |
| 127 | Grove Cottage Bishop's Stortford, CM23 | Good | 19 June 2024 | 15 |
| 128 | Christchurch Nursery Radlett, WD7 | Good | 12 June 2024 | 30 |
| 129 | Priory Nursery, Stevenage Old Town Stevenage, SG1 | Good | 7 June 2024 | 51 |
| 130 | Wainscot House Day Nursery St Albans, AL3 | Good | 6 June 2024 | 60 |
| 131 | Kindred Royston Church House Nursery and Pre-School Royston, SG8 | Good | 30 May 2024 | 92 |
| 132 | Bunnies Preschool (Shephall) Stevenage, SG2 | Good | 24 May 2024 | 40 |
| 133 | Cocospreschool Waltham Cross, EN8 | Good | 24 May 2024 | 50 |
| 134 | Boxmoor Pre-school Hemel Hempstead, HP1 | Good | 21 May 2024 | 28 |
| 135 | Busy Bees Day Nursery at Watford Watford, WD18 | Good | 16 May 2024 | 46 |
| 136 | Cornerstones Pre-School Hoddesdon, EN11 | Good | 18 April 2024 | 40 |
| 137 | The Bees Knees Day Nursery Hemel Hempstead, HP2 | Good | 11 April 2024 | 60 |
| 138 | Little Steps Day Nursery St Albans, AL1 | Good | 28 March 2024 | 52 |
| 139 | Rising Stars (Grove Hill) Limited Hemel Hempstead, HP2 | Good | 14 March 2024 | 40 |
| 140 | Bouncing Bees Waltham Cross, EN8 | Good | 12 March 2024 | 40 |
| 141 | Rising Stars (9 to 5) Limited St Albans, AL3 | Good | 20 February 2024 | 38 |
| 142 | Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Borehamwood, WD6 | Good | 7 February 2024 | 98 |
| 143 | 4kidz Childcare Ltd @ Gosling Hertfordshire, AL8 | Good | 2 February 2024 | 45 |
| 144 | Squirrels Day Nursery Broxbourne, EN10 | Good | 25 January 2024 | 84 |
| 145 | Little Oaks Pre-School Hemel Hempstead, HP2 | Good | 24 January 2024 | 32 |
| 146 | Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Hoddesdon Hoddesdon, EN11 | Good | 22 January 2024 | 53 |
| 147 | Rafles Nursery & Pre-School Waltham Cross, EN7 | Good | 19 January 2024 | 66 |
| 148 | Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Hertford Hertford, SG14 | Good | 18 January 2024 | 84 |
| 149 | The Village Pre-School St Albans, AL2 | Good | 16 January 2024 | |
| 150 | Flower Pots Day Nursery (Kings Langley) Kings Langley, WD4 | Good | 13 December 2023 | 65 |
| 151 | Flower Pots Day Nursery (Tring) Tring, HP23 | Good | 12 December 2023 | 128 |
| 152 | Stepping-Stones Pre-School & Holiday Care C.I.C Borehamwood, WD6 | Good | 12 December 2023 | 25 |
| 153 | Early Days Pre-School Hitchin, SG5 | Good | 7 December 2023 | 30 |
| 154 | Brock House Nursery School St Albans, AL1 | Good | 23 November 2023 | 70 |
| 155 | Spins Pre-School Puckeridge, SG11 | Good | 22 November 2023 | 28 |
| 156 | Pendley Day Nursery Tring, HP23 | Good | 21 November 2023 | 55 |
| 157 | Busy Bees Day Nursery at Harpenden Leyton Road Harpenden, AL5 | Good | 14 November 2023 | 55 |
| 158 | Tiny Toes Nursery LTD (Hoddesdon) Hoddesdon, EN11 | Good | 24 October 2023 | 38 |
| 159 | Willows Farm Day Nursery and Preschool St Albans, AL4 | Good | 23 October 2023 | 245 |
| 160 | Busy Bees Day Nursery at Letchworth Letchworth Garden City, SG6 | Good | 6 October 2023 | 104 |
| 161 | The Garden Pre-School Hatfield, AL10 | Good | 3 October 2023 | 32 |
| 162 | Boys & Girls Nursery (Watford) Limited Watford, WD17 | Good | 28 September 2023 | 62 |
| 163 | Little Bee's Day Nursery Limited Ware, SG11 | Good | 15 August 2023 | 60 |
| 164 | The Potters Bar Day Nursery and Pre-school Potters Bar, EN6 | Good | 3 August 2023 | 53 |
| 165 | Little Acorns Nursery Royston, SG8 | Good | 20 July 2023 | 52 |
| 166 | The house that Jack built nursery Hemel Hempstead, HP3 | Good | 20 July 2023 | 51 |
| 167 | Kindred Hemel Hempstead Hemel Hempstead, HP1 | Good | 19 July 2023 | 68 |
| 168 | Kindred Tring Nursery and Pre-School Tring, HP23 | Good | 22 June 2023 | 45 |
| 169 | Little Blossom Nursery School Watford, WD24 | Good | 22 June 2023 | 30 |
| 170 | Pelham Pre-School Nr Buntingford, SG9 | Good | 15 June 2023 | 25 |
| 171 | Bright Horizons Cheshunt Day Nursery and Preschool Cheshunt, EN8 | Good | 14 June 2023 | 86 |
| 172 | Charters Nursery Abbots Langley, WD5 | Good | 26 May 2023 | 94 |
| 173 | Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Watford Watford, WD17 | Good | 23 May 2023 | 72 |
| 174 | Early Adventures Abbots Langley, WD5 | Good | 17 May 2023 | 57 |
| 175 | Breakspeare Community Pre-School Abbots Langley, WD5 | Good | 10 May 2023 | 32 |
| 176 | Bright Horizons The Park Day Nursery and Preschool Watford, WD18 | Good | 10 May 2023 | 79 |
| 177 | Toad Hall Nursery Watford Watford, WD17 | Good | 10 May 2023 | 100 |
| 178 | Little Raccoons Day Nursery (Apsley) Hemel Hempstead, HP3 | Good | 4 May 2023 | 36 |
| 179 | Old MacDonald's Day Nursery Hemel Hempstead, HP2 | Good | 4 April 2023 | 80 |
| 180 | Busy Bees Day Nursery at St Albans Glenalmond St Albans, AL3 | Good | 30 March 2023 | 120 |
| 181 | St Barnabas Pre-School Hemel Hempstead, HP2 | Good | 28 March 2023 | 60 |
| 182 | Bear Cubs Day Nursery Ltd Hoddesdon, EN11 | Good | 16 March 2023 | 25 |
| 183 | Squirrels Nursery (Watford Ascot) Watford, WD18 | Good | 14 March 2023 | 40 |
| 184 | Howe Dell Day Care Hertfordshire, AL10 | Good | 21 February 2023 | 56 |
| 185 | Little Tulips Day Nursery Welwyn Garden City, AL7 | Good | 21 February 2023 | 65 |
| 186 | First Place Nursery Radlett, WD7 | Good | 20 February 2023 | 88 |
| 187 | Busy Bees Day Nursery at Rothamsted Lodge Harpenden, AL5 | Good | 1 February 2023 | 70 |
| 188 | Datchworth Pre-School Datchworth, SG3 | Good | 26 January 2023 | 26 |
| 189 | First Place Nursery Bushey, WD23 | Good | 18 January 2023 | 80 |
| 190 | Gadebridge Nursery & Pre-School Hemel Hempstead, HP1 | Good | 17 January 2023 | 36 |
| 191 | Bush-E-Babes (Stobbart Hall) Bushey, WD23 | Good | 6 January 2023 | 30 |
| 192 | Busy Bees Aspsley Hemel Hempstead, HP3 | Good | 5 January 2023 | 88 |
| 193 | Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bishops Stortford Thorley Park Bishops Stortford, CM23 | Good | 5 January 2023 | 55 |
| 194 | The Marmalade Cat Day Nursery Tring, HP23 | Good | 20 December 2022 | 40 |
| 195 | Squiggles (Lollipops) Cheshunt Waltham Cross, EN8 | Good | 15 December 2022 | 35 |
| 196 | Rainbows End Pre-school Stevenage, SG2 | Good | 5 December 2022 | 28 |
| 197 | Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Ware Ware, SG12 | Good | 28 November 2022 | 60 |
| 198 | Sunhill Montessori Nursery Berkhamsted, HP4 | Good | 22 November 2022 | 102 |
| 199 | Little Nightingales Day Nursery St. Albans, AL2 | Good | 9 November 2022 | 48 |
| 200 | Leavesden Montessori House Watford, WD24 | Good | 1 November 2022 | 60 |
| 201 | Millies Day Nursery Borehamwood Limited Borehamwood, WD6 | Good | 1 November 2022 | 84 |
| 202 | Teddies Tots Watford, WD24 | Good | 1 November 2022 | 73 |
| 203 | Home from Home Northchurch, HP4 | Good | 27 October 2022 | 30 |
| 204 | University Day Nursery Hatfield, AL10 | Good | 26 October 2022 | 62 |
| 205 | Breachwood Green Pre-School Hitchin, SG4 | Good | 19 October 2022 | 19 |
| 206 | Table Hall Nursery Ltd Watford, WD19 | Good | 7 October 2022 | 80 |
| 207 | St Nicholas Nursery Hemel Hempstead, HP2 | Good | 23 September 2022 | 74 |
| 208 | Nursery on the Green (Redbourn) Redbourn, AL3 | Good | 6 September 2022 | 73 |
| 209 | Flower Pots Day Nursery (Boxmoor) Hemel Hempstead, HP1 | Good | 31 August 2022 | 85 |
| 210 | Bright Horizons Hertford Day Nursery and Preschool Hertford, SG13 | Good | 8 August 2022 | 115 |
| 211 | Partou Hoddesdon Day Nursery & Pre-School Hoddesdon, EN11 | Good | 3 August 2022 | 107 |
| 212 | Partou Sucklings Yard Day Nursery & Pre-School Ware, SG12 | Good | 3 August 2022 | 56 |
| 213 | St Michael's Pre-school Woolmer Green, SG3 | Good | 12 July 2022 | 30 |
| 214 | Super Steps Nursery Watford, WD17 | Good | 8 July 2022 | 38 |
| 215 | Building Blocks Preschool Nurseries Ltd Watford, WD18 | Good | 5 July 2022 | 30 |
| 216 | Squirrels Day Nurseries (Hemel) Ltd Hemel Hempstead, HP2 | Good | 5 July 2022 | 36 |
| 217 | Flower Pots Day Nursery (Apsley) Hemel Hempstead, HP3 | Good | 29 June 2022 | 100 |
| 218 | Bright Horizons Potten End Day Nursery and Preschool Hemel Hempstead, HP1 | Good | 21 June 2022 | 92 |
| 219 | Whanau Day Nursery Welwyn GC Welwyn Garden City, AL8 | Good | 17 June 2022 | 70 |
| 220 | Boys & Girls Nursery (Rickmansworth) Limited Rickmansworth, WD3 | Good | 1 June 2022 | 100 |
| 221 | Banana Moon Day Nursery St Albans St Albans, AL3 | Good | 31 May 2022 | 70 |
| 222 | Small World Nursery (Watford) CIC Watford, WD18 | Good | 31 May 2022 | 52 |
| 223 | Jack and Jill's Day Nursery Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire, HP2 | Good | 13 April 2022 | 93 |
| 224 | Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool Hitchin, SG4 | Good | 13 April 2022 | 95 |
| 225 | Cheeky Monkeys Day Nursery Borehamwood, WD6 | Good | 12 April 2022 | 85 |
| 226 | Highfield Day Nursery Ware, SG11 | Good | 7 April 2022 | 38 |
| 227 | Footsteps Nursery & Pre-School Hemel Hempstead, HP1 | Good | 31 March 2022 | 30 |
| 228 | North Bushey Pre-school Bushey, WD23 | Good | 31 March 2022 | 30 |
| 229 | Longwood Nursery Bushey, WD23 | Good | 16 March 2022 | 120 |
| 230 | The WonderWorks @ Leavesden Watford, WD25 | Good | 11 March 2022 | 57 |
| 231 | Yellow Star Nursery St. Albans, AL4 | Good | 24 February 2022 | 37 |
| 232 | Squirrel Nurseries (Watford Lanchester) Watford, WD17 | Good | 22 February 2022 | 42 |
| 233 | Alpha Bears Day Care Nursery Potters Bar, EN6 | Good | 21 February 2022 | 41 |
| 234 | Fountain Montessori Nursery And Pre-School - St Albans St Albans, AL1 | Good | 17 February 2022 | 57 |
| 235 | Old MacDonald's Day Nursery Rickmansworth, WD3 | Good | 4 February 2022 | 66 |
| 236 | Whanau Day Nursery Harpenden Harpenden, AL5 | Good | 1 February 2022 | 55 |
| 237 | Boys & Girls Nursery (Croxley Green) Limited Watford, WD18 | Good | 28 January 2022 | 72 |
| 238 | Phoenix Nursery Stevenage, SG2 | Good | 27 January 2022 | 28 |
| 239 | Comfort Angelz Daycare Cheshunt, EN8 | Good | 26 January 2022 | 50 |
| 240 | Busy Bees Day Nursery at St Albans Bernard Street St Albans, AL3 | Good | 9 December 2021 | 61 |
| 241 | St Michael's Pre-School Watford, WD25 | Good | 8 December 2021 | 30 |
| 242 | Sunhill Montessori Nursery Royston, SG8 | Good | 16 November 2021 | 87 |
| 243 | Appletrees Child Care Ltd St. Albans, AL3 | Good | 29 October 2021 | 45 |
| 244 | Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Waltham Cross, EN7 | Good | 28 October 2021 | 83 |
| 245 | Little Gems Day Care Nursery Bushey, WD23 | Good | 20 October 2021 | 25 |
| 246 | Meadow View Childcare Welwyn, AL6 | Good | 20 September 2021 | 85 |
| 247 | Kindred Royston Newmarket Road Pre-School Royston, SG8 | Good | 15 September 2021 | 35 |
| 248 | Stanstead Mill Day Nursery Ware, SG12 | Good | 19 August 2021 | 33 |
| 249 | Millennium First Steps Nursery Ltd Hitchin, SG4 | Good | 16 June 2021 | 116 |
| 250 | Tiny Toes Day Nursery & Pre-School (Hertford) Limited Hertford, SG14 | Good | 2 June 2021 | 42 |
| 251 | Ashwell Playgroup Baldock, SG7 | Good | 26 May 2021 | 22 |
| 252 | Abbot's Hill Nursery Hemel Hempstead, HP3 | Good | 8 September 2016 | 61 |
| 253 | Flower Pots Day Nursery Hemel Hempstead, HP2 | Needs attention in 2 of 6 | 8 April 2026 | 91 |
| 254 | Banana Moon Nursery Bishops Stortford Bishop's Stortford, CM23 | Needs attention in 1 of 6 | 19 March 2026 | 135 |
| 255 | Twinkle Stars Montessori Nursery St Albans, AL1 | Needs attention in 2 of 6 | 13 May 2026 | 53 |
| 256 | Tiddley Tots Nursery Hertford, SG14 | Needs attention in 4 of 6 | 17 February 2026 | 59 |
| 257 | Busy Bees (Marshalswick) Ltd St. Albans, AL4 | Needs attention in 4 of 6 | 13 November 2025 | 65 |
| 258 | Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Cheshunt Waltham Cross, EN8 | Requires improvement | 19 May 2025 | 83 |
| 259 | Smartys Day Nursery Hitchin, SG5 | Safeguarding not met | 19 February 2026 | 58 |
| 260 | Step By Step Nursery Bushey, WD23 | Safeguarding not met | 27 April 2026 | 49 |
| 261 | Activate Camps@St George's School Harpenden, AL5 | Not yet graded | Not yet | |
| 262 | All Little Stars Nursery Broxbourne, EN10 | Not yet graded | Not yet | 14 |
| 263 | Anouskas Day Nursery Rickmansworth, WD3 | Not yet graded | Not yet | 113 |
| 264 | Apex Sports Camp GF St Albans, AL3 | Not yet graded | Not yet | |
| 265 | Apple Daycare Aboyne Lodge St Albans, AL3 | Not yet graded | Not yet | 60 |
| 266 | Apple Daycare Ltd (Water Hall Farm) Hertford, SG13 | Not yet graded | Not yet | 75 |
| 267 | Apple Daycare Ltd Wild Hill Hatfield, AL9 | Not yet graded | Not yet | 60 |
| 268 | Armadillo's Nursery - Hemel Hempstead Hemel Hempstead, HP2 | Not yet graded | Not yet | 34 |
| 269 | Bam & Tata's Day Nursery Hemel Hempstead, HP1 | Not yet graded | Not yet | 55 |
| 270 | Blooming Tulips Montessori Nursery School Rickmansworth, WD3 | Not yet graded | Not yet | 55 |
| 271 | Bright Beginnings Hertfordshire Watford, WD25 | Not yet graded | Not yet | 40 |
| 272 | Brooklands Cove Potters Bar, EN6 | Not yet graded | Not yet | 20 |
| 273 | Buntings Nursery Buntingford, SG9 | Not yet graded | Not yet | 60 |
| 274 | Bush-E-Babes Nursery at the Gan Bushey, WD23 | Not yet graded | Not yet | 40 |
| 275 | Canopy, Frogmore House Nursery Hertfordshire, WD17 | Not yet graded | Not yet | 75 |
| 276 | Cedar Park Day Nursery Hoddesdon, EN11 | Not yet graded | Not yet | 90 |
| 277 | Clare's Little Bears Day Care and Forest Pre School - Hampson Stevenage, SG1 | Not yet graded | Not yet | 100 |
| 278 | Computerxplorers Icknield Holiday Camps Letchworth Garden City, SG6 | Not yet graded | Not yet | |
| 279 | Cosmos Nursery and Kindergarten Harpenden, AL5 | Not yet graded | Not yet | 30 |
| 280 | Eden House Day Nursery Ltd Buntingford, SG9 | Not yet graded | Not yet | 35 |
| 281 | Flower Pots Day Nursery (Hunton Bridge) Kings Langley, WD4 | Not yet graded | Not yet | 77 |
| 282 | Giant Steps Pre-School Borehamwood, WD6 | Not yet graded | Not yet | 53 |
| 283 | Harpenden Day Nursery and Pre School Harpenden, AL5 | Not yet graded | Not yet | 36 |
| 284 | Hygge Bears Nursery Hertford, SG13 | Not yet graded | Not yet | 63 |
| 285 | IQ Plus Hemel Hempstead, HP3 | Not yet graded | Not yet | |
| 286 | Kip McGrath Letchworth Letchworth, SG6 | Not yet graded | Not yet | |
| 287 | Little Conkers Limited - Willows link Stevenage, SG2 | Not yet graded | Not yet | 21 |
| 288 | Little Hummingbird Nursery Hoddesdon, EN11 | Not yet graded | Not yet | 45 |
| 289 | Little Skippers Nursery Ware, SG12 | Not yet graded | Not yet | 46 |
| 290 | Mini Morgans Nursery Hertford, SG13 | Not yet graded | Not yet | 32 |
| 291 | Monkey Puzzle Stevenage Day Nursery and Preschool Stevenage, SG2 | Not yet graded | Not yet | 95 |
| 292 | N Family Club Bishop's Stortford Thorley, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 | Not yet graded | Not yet | 79 |
| 293 | Oasis Hertford, SG14 | Not yet graded | Not yet | |
| 294 | Playhouse Nursery Radlett, WD7 | Not yet graded | Not yet | 35 |
| 295 | SNAP St Albans St Albans, AL1 | Not yet graded | Not yet | |
| 296 | Sunbeams Preschool Stevenage, SG1 | Not yet graded | Not yet | 76 |
| 297 | The Cookie Club Hitchin, SG5 | Not yet graded | Not yet | 36 |
| 298 | The Hive Northwood, HA6 | Not yet graded | Not yet | |
| 299 | The Shekinah Glory Day Nursery and After School Club Borehamwood, WD6 | Not yet graded | Not yet | 90 |
| 300 | Whimsy Woods Day Nursery Broxbourne, EN10 | Not yet graded | Not yet | 27 |
| 301 | Wonder Barn Much Hadham, SG10 | Not yet graded | Not yet | 11 |
| 302 | Wonder Kids Nursery LTD Northwood, HA6 | Not yet graded | Not yet | 40 |
| 303 | Woodland Wanderers Montessori Forest School - Rickmansworth Rickmansworth, WD3 | Not yet graded | Not yet | 50 |
| 304 | YoungEducation Stevenage Tuition Centre Stevenage, SG1 | Not yet graded | Not yet |
How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.
Towns in Hertfordshire
- Abbots Langley 3
- Baldock 3
- Berkhamsted 5
- Bishop's Stortford 12
- Borehamwood 12
- Broxbourne 3
- Bushey 8
- Cheshunt 3
- Harpenden 11
- Hatfield 9
- Hemel Hempstead 27
- Hertford 13
- Hitchin 11
- Hoddesdon 8
- Letchworth 3
- Letchworth Garden City 5
- Northwood 15
- Potters Bar 7
- Radlett 5
- Rickmansworth 7
- Royston 11
- St Albans 26
- Stevenage 18
- Tring 5
- Waltham Cross 12
- Ware 9
- Watford 27
- Welwyn 3
- Welwyn Garden City 8
Nurseries by postcode in Hertfordshire
- AL1 (St Albans) 9
- AL2 (Bricket Wood, Colney Street, Frogmore) 5
- AL3 (Childwickbury, Flamstead, Gorhambury) 14
- AL4 (Blackmore End, Colney Heath, Jersey Farm) 9
- AL5 (Harpenden, Kinsbourne Green) 11
- AL6 (Welwyn, Ayot St Peter, Ayot St Lawrence) 4
- AL7 (Welwyn Garden City) 4
- AL8 (Lemsford) 5
- AL9 (Brookmans Park, Essendon, North Mymms) 3
- AL10 (Hatfield, Hertfordshire) 7
- CM23 (Bishop's Stortford, Thorley, Manuden) 11
- EN5 (Barnet) 12
- EN6 (Potters Bar) 7
- EN7 (Waltham Cross) 4
- EN8 (Waltham Cross, Cheshunt) 11
- EN10 (Broxbourne) 3
- EN11 (Hoddesdon) 8
- HA6 (Northwood, Northwood Hills, Moor Park) 15
- HP1 (Bourne End, Boxmoor, Chaulden) 10
- HP2 (Gaddesden Row, Piccotts End, Grovehill) 11
- HP3 (Apsley, Bovingdon, Felden) 7
- HP4 (Berkhamsted, Dagnall, Dudswell) 6
- HP23 (Aldbury, Buckland Common, Cholesbury) 5
- LU2 (Luton, NR Luton) 11
- SG1 (North Stevenage including Old Town and Town Centre, Great Ashby) 7
- SG2 (South Stevenage, Bragbury End, Walkern) 11
- SG3 (Knebworth, Datchworth, Woolmer Green) 3
- SG4 (Codicote, Kimpton, Weston) 6
- SG5 (Stotfold, Ickleford, Shillington) 6
- SG6 (Letchworth, Norton, Willian) 8
- SG7 (Baldock, Ashwell, Hinxworth) 3
- SG8 (Royston, Abington Pigotts, Arrington) 13
- SG9 (Buntingford, Cottered, Great Hormead) 3
- SG11 (Albury, Braughing, Bury Green) 5
- SG12 (Ware, Great Amwell, Stanstead Abbotts) 5
- SG13 (Newgate Street Village, Bayford, Brickendon) 6
- SG14 (west and town centre), Watton-at-Stone, Bramfield) 9
- WD3 (Rickmansworth, Chorleywood, Croxley Green) 8
- WD5 (Abbots Langley, Bedmond) 3
- WD6 (Borehamwood, Elstree, Well End) 13
- WD7 (Radlett, Shenley) 5
- WD17 (Watford town centre, Cassiobury, Nascot Wood) 7
- WD18 (West Watford, Holywell) 7
- WD23 (Bushey, Bushey Heath) 8
- WD24 (North Watford) 4
- WD25 (Garston, Leavesden, Aldenham) 8
Nursery fees in Hertfordshire
What day nurseries in East of England charge on average. Fees in Hertfordshire itself can sit above or below this.
| Child's age | 25 hours a week | 50 hours a week |
|---|---|---|
| Under 2 | £192no funded hours | £155after 30 funded hours |
| 2 years old | £176no funded hours | £141after 30 funded hours |
| 3 to 4 years old | £67after the free 15 hours | £135after 30 funded hours |
Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.
30 hours free childcare in Hertfordshire
The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Hertfordshire as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.
| Who | Free hours a week |
|---|---|
| Working parents, child from 9 months | 30 hours |
| Every 3 and 4 year old | 15 hours |
| 2 year olds in families getting some benefits | 15 hours |
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.