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Nurseries in Hatfield

There are 15 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Hatfield, and 4 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Hatfield

  • Ofsted report cards: 3 settings (1 Strong standard, 17 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 9 settings (3 Outstanding, 6 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Apple Daycare Ltd (Oxlease House) - Day nursery, Hatfield AL10 8TJ, ages 0 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 6 March 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Apple Daycare Ltd Wild Hill - Day nursery, Hatfield AL9 6EB, 60 places
  • Brightside Preschool - Pre-school, Hatfield AL10 8TP, ages 0 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 25 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Brookmans Bears Day Nursery - Pre-school, Hatfield AL9 7PF, 32 places
  • Brookmans Bears Preschool - Pre-school, Hatfield AL9 7UJ, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted report card, 25 March 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • De Havilland Pre School - Pre-school, Hatfield AL10 8TQ, ages 2 to 5, 30 places
    Ofsted, 25 May 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Footsteps 123 LTD - Day nursery, Hatfield AL10 8HR, ages 0 to 4, 61 places
    Ofsted report card, 16 April 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Little Lions Pre-School & Nursery - Pre-school, Hatfield AL10 8NA, ages 2 to 4, 38 places
    Ofsted, 10 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Safari Stars Nursery - Day nursery, Hatfield AL10 9RQ, ages 1 to 4, 96 places
    Ofsted, 23 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Squirrels Day Nursery - Day nursery, Hatfield AL10 8ES, ages 0 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 27 March 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sunshine Pre-School - Day nursery, Hatfield AL9 7NE, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 22 February 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Garden Pre-School - Day nursery, Hatfield AL10 9JY, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 3 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • University Day Nursery - Day nursery, Hatfield AL10 9AB, ages 1 to 5, 62 places
    Ofsted, 26 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • University of Herts Holiday Camp - Pre-school, Hatfield AL10 9EU
  • Willowbrook Nursery - Day nursery, Hatfield AL9 7EE, ages 1 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted report card, 13 May 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Junior Adventures Group @ Hatfield AL10 - Out-of-school club, Hatfield AL10 8ES, 45 places
  • Kidz Zone Club - De Havilland - Out-of-school club, Hatfield AL10 8TQ, 10 places
  • Let's Leap @ Queenswood - Out-of-school club, Hatfield AL9 6NS, 15 places
  • Little Lanes - Out-of-school club, Hatfield AL10 9JY, 42 places

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Hatfield

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.