What Ofsted grade does Willowbrook Nursery have?

Willowbrook Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 13 May 2026. Its most common grade is expected standard in all 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.

How many children can Willowbrook Nursery take?

Ofsted registers Willowbrook Nursery for 40 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Hatfield has 52.

How much does Willowbrook Nursery cost?

Willowbrook Nursery 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 Willowbrook Nursery 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 Willowbrook Nursery how it offers them.

When was Willowbrook Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Willowbrook Nursery on 13 May 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Willowbrook Nursery?

Nearby in AL9: Sunshine Pre-School, Apple Daycare Ltd Wild Hill.

Willowbrook Nursery

Day nursery in Hatfield, AL9. Part of the Hertfordshire council area.

115 Dixons Hill Road, Welham Green, North Mymms, Hatfield, AL9 7EE

40 places

2024 registered with Ofsted

5 of 9 in our Hatfield ranking

£135 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, East of England average

What Ofsted found

Expected standard in all 6 Inspected 13 May 2026

Ofsted report card for Willowbrook Nursery
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Curriculum and teaching	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Achievement	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Leadership and governance	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Safeguarding	Met	Ofsted found the nursery keeps children safe in the ways the law requires.

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What a place could cost

Willowbrook Nursery 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.

Willowbrook Nursery against Hatfield

	Willowbrook Nursery	Hatfield average
Places	40	52
Ofsted outcome	Expected standard in all 6	89% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Willowbrook Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Willowbrook Nursery have?: Willowbrook Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 13 May 2026. Its most common grade is expected standard in all 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.
How many children can Willowbrook Nursery take?: Ofsted registers Willowbrook Nursery for 40 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Hatfield has 52.
How much does Willowbrook Nursery cost?: Willowbrook Nursery 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 Willowbrook Nursery 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 Willowbrook Nursery how it offers them.
When was Willowbrook Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Willowbrook Nursery on 13 May 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Willowbrook Nursery?: Nearby in AL9: Sunshine Pre-School, Apple Daycare Ltd Wild Hill.

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.