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26 nurseries in St Albans

Every day nursery in St Albans on the Ofsted register, best rated first, with what a place costs in East of England after the free hours.

26 day nurseries
8 rated Outstanding
1 with a new report card (4%)
1,674 places in total
£141 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in St Albans

The top of our St Albans ranking: Ofsted's outcome first, then the newest inspection.

Best-rated day nurseries in St Albans
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Home from Home Day Nursery Academy Ltd AL3 5QNOutstanding30 January 202576
2Muriel Green Nursery School AL3 5JBOutstanding9 October 202460
3Mount Carmel Kindergarten AL4 0BXOutstanding9 September 202462
4Highfield Lane Nursery School AL4 0GXOutstanding20 June 202470
5Grasshoppers Day Nursery (St Albans) AL1 4PLOutstanding6 February 202464

Day nurseries in St Albans, best rated first

All 26 day nurseries in St Albans
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Home from Home Day Nursery Academy Ltd AL3 5QNOutstanding30 January 202576
2Muriel Green Nursery School AL3 5JBOutstanding9 October 202460
3Mount Carmel Kindergarten AL4 0BXOutstanding9 September 202462
4Highfield Lane Nursery School AL4 0GXOutstanding20 June 202470
5Grasshoppers Day Nursery (St Albans) AL1 4PLOutstanding6 February 202464
6Busy Bees Day Nursery at St Albans Hatfield Road AL4 0HLOutstanding22 March 202376
7Be Me Day Nursery Orient Close AL1 1JDOutstanding5 January 202348
8Ladybirds Nursery AL4 0RAOutstanding22 February 202261
9Be Me Day Nursery Ridgmont Road AL1 3AHGood30 July 202570
10Playschool Nursery St Albans AL1 3ARGood9 June 202590
11Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Bricket Wood AL2 3PJGood17 April 202528
12Canopy St. Albans AL2 3QRGood23 January 202583
13Wainscot House Day Nursery AL3 5LWGood6 June 202460
14Little Steps Day Nursery AL1 4EPGood28 March 202452
15Rising Stars (9 to 5) Limited AL3 8PSGood20 February 202438
16The Village Pre-School AL2 1NLGood16 January 2024
17Brock House Nursery School AL1 3PBGood23 November 202370
18Willows Farm Day Nursery and Preschool AL4 0PFGood23 October 2023245
19Busy Bees Day Nursery at St Albans Glenalmond AL3 4APGood30 March 2023120
20Banana Moon Day Nursery St Albans AL3 6PQGood31 May 202270
21Fountain Montessori Nursery And Pre-School - St Albans AL1 1HFGood17 February 202257
22Busy Bees Day Nursery at St Albans Bernard Street AL3 5QNGood9 December 202161
23Twinkle Stars Montessori Nursery AL1 3RRNeeds attention in 2 of 613 May 202653
24Apex Sports Camp GF AL3 5RLNot yet gradedNot yet
25Apple Daycare Aboyne Lodge AL3 5NLNot yet gradedNot yet60
26SNAP St Albans AL1 2NUNot yet gradedNot yet

How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.

Nurseries by postcode in St Albans

St Albans is in Hertfordshire.

Nursery fees in St Albans

What day nurseries in East of England charge on average. Fees in St Albans itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, East of England, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 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 St Albans

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in St Albans as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

WhoFree hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits15 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.