Playschool Nursery St Albans
Day nursery in St Albans, AL1. Part of the Hertfordshire council area.
Playschool House, Alma Road, St Albans, AL1 3ARWhat Ofsted found
Good Inspected 9 June 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
Playschool Nursery St Albans 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.
Playschool Nursery St Albans against St Albans
| Playschool Nursery St Albans | St Albans average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 90 | 73 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 85% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Playschool Nursery St Albans
- What Ofsted grade does Playschool Nursery St Albans have?
- Playschool Nursery St Albans was rated Good at its inspection on 9 June 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Playschool Nursery St Albans take?
- Ofsted registers Playschool Nursery St Albans for 90 places at any one time. The average day nursery in St Albans has 73.
- How much does Playschool Nursery St Albans cost?
- Playschool Nursery St Albans 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 Playschool Nursery St Albans 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 Playschool Nursery St Albans how it offers them.
- When was Playschool Nursery St Albans last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Playschool Nursery St Albans on 9 June 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Playschool Nursery St Albans?
- Nearby in AL1: Grasshoppers Day Nursery (St Albans), Be Me Day Nursery Orient Close, Be Me Day Nursery Ridgmont Road.
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.