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Nurseries in Hemel Hempstead

There are 45 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Hemel Hempstead, and 27 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Hemel Hempstead

  • Ofsted report cards: 2 settings (6 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 36 settings (5 Outstanding, 31 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Abbot's Hill Nursery - Day nursery, Hemel Hempstead HP3 8RP, 61 places
    Ofsted, 8 September 2016: Good overall
  • Armadillo's Nursery - Hemel Hempstead - Day nursery, Hemel Hempstead HP2 7DP, ages 1 to 4, 34 places
    Ofsted report card, 28 August 2026: Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 1 area; safeguarding standards met
  • Aycliffe Drive Pre-School CIO - Pre-school, Hemel Hempstead HP2 6LJ, ages 2 to 3, 46 places
    Ofsted, 9 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bam & Tata's Day Nursery - Day nursery, Hemel Hempstead HP1 3LG, 55 places
  • Bovingdon Pre-School - Pre-school, Hemel Hempstead HP3 0HJ, ages 2 to 4, 46 places
    Ofsted, 6 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Boxmoor Hall Pre School - Pre-school, Hemel Hempstead HP1 1JS, ages 2 to 5, 28 places
    Ofsted, 5 December 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Boxmoor Pre-school - Day nursery, Hemel Hempstead HP1 1PF, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
    Ofsted, 21 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bright Horizons Potten End Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Hemel Hempstead HP1 3BN, ages 0 to 5, 92 places
    Ofsted, 21 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Busy Bees Aspsley - Day nursery, Hemel Hempstead HP3 9RG, ages 0 to 5, 88 places
    Ofsted, 5 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Butterflies and Rainbows pre school - Pre-school, Hemel Hempstead HP1 1LD, 22 places
  • Fingerprints Pre-School - Pre-school, Hemel Hempstead HP2 4GZ, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 6 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Flower Pots Day Nursery - Day nursery, Hemel Hempstead HP2 5DZ, ages 0 to 4, 91 places
    Ofsted report card, 8 April 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Flower Pots Day Nursery (Apsley) - Day nursery, Hemel Hempstead HP3 9SP, ages 0 to 4, 100 places
    Ofsted, 29 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Flower Pots Day Nursery (Boxmoor) - Day nursery, Hemel Hempstead HP1 1QU, ages 0 to 4, 85 places
    Ofsted, 31 August 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Flower Pots Day Nursery (Chaulden) - Day nursery, Hemel Hempstead HP1 2BW, ages 1 to 3, 89 places
    Ofsted, 24 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Footsteps Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Hemel Hempstead HP1 1EL, ages 0 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 31 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Gadebridge Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Hemel Hempstead HP1 3LG, ages 0 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 17 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • IQ Plus - Day nursery, Hemel Hempstead HP3 9SE
  • Jack in the Box at Brockswood - Pre-school, Hemel Hempstead HP2 7QH, ages 2 to 4, 74 places
    Ofsted, 26 June 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Jack in the Box at Yewtree - Pre-school, Hemel Hempstead HP2 5SF, ages 2 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 26 November 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kindred Hemel Hempstead - Day nursery, Hemel Hempstead HP1 2RE, ages 1 to 4, 68 places
    Ofsted, 19 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Leverstock Green Playgroup - Pre-school, Hemel Hempstead HP3 8QG, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 2 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Lime Grove Day Nursery - Day nursery, Hemel Hempstead HP1 1JT, ages 0 to 4, 102 places
    Ofsted, 27 September 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Acorns Pre School - Pre-school, Hemel Hempstead HP1 3QG, ages 2 to 4, 25 places
    Ofsted, 12 July 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Angels pre school - Pre-school, Hemel Hempstead HP3 9LZ, 41 places
  • Little Fawns Preschool - Pre-school, Hemel Hempstead HP3 9ER, ages 2 to 4
    Ofsted, 25 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Oaks Pre-School - Day nursery, Hemel Hempstead HP2 4EW, ages 1 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 24 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Raccoons Day Nursery (Apsley) - Day nursery, Hemel Hempstead HP3 9XE, ages 0 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 4 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Seeds Montessori - Pre-school, Hemel Hempstead HP3 0HG, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 25 May 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Margaret Lloyd Playgroup - Pre-school, Hemel Hempstead HP2 6NG, ages 2 to 4, 31 places
    Ofsted, 7 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Nuffield Health Creche Hemel Hempstead - Pre-school, Hemel Hempstead HP2 7DF
  • Old Macdonald's Day Nursery - Day nursery, Hemel Hempstead HP3 0JW, ages 0 to 4, 74 places
    Ofsted, 10 January 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Old MacDonald's Day Nursery - Day nursery, Hemel Hempstead HP2 4SA, ages 0 to 5, 80 places
    Ofsted, 4 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Partou Bourne Explorers Day Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Hemel Hempstead HP1 2RQ, ages 0 to 4, 48 places
    Ofsted, 25 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Precious Playdays - Pre-school, Hemel Hempstead HP3 9QX, 26 places
  • Rising Stars (Grove Hill) Limited - Day nursery, Hemel Hempstead HP2 6BJ, ages 1 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 14 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Squirrels Day Nurseries (Hemel) Ltd - Day nursery, Hemel Hempstead HP2 5NT, ages 0 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 5 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St Barnabas Pre-School - Day nursery, Hemel Hempstead HP2 4HY, ages 2 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 28 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St Nicholas Nursery - Day nursery, Hemel Hempstead HP2 4JQ, ages 0 to 4, 74 places
    Ofsted, 23 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Theatretrain Hemel Hempstead - Pre-school, Hemel Hempstead HP2 7HL
  • The Bees Knees Day Nursery - Day nursery, Hemel Hempstead HP2 5TD, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 11 April 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The house that Jack built nursery - Day nursery, Hemel Hempstead HP3 8EW, ages 0 to 4, 51 places
    Ofsted, 20 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Woodhall Farm Pre-School - Day nursery, Hemel Hempstead HP2 7JX, ages 2 to 4, 35 places
    Ofsted, 12 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Woodlands Pre-School - Pre-school, Hemel Hempstead HP1 1RZ, ages 2 to 4, 55 places
    Ofsted, 12 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Young Discoverers Pre-School - Pre-school, Hemel Hempstead HP1 1JF, ages 2 to 4, 52 places
    Ofsted, 31 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • 4-11 After School Care And Learning - Out-of-school club, Hemel Hempstead HP2 7JZ, 32 places
  • After School Club - Out-of-school club, Hemel Hempstead HP1 2HX, 70 places
  • Apex Sports Camp Longdean Sch - Out-of-school club, Hemel Hempstead HP3 8JB
  • Barracudas Hemel Hempstead - Out-of-school club, Hemel Hempstead HP3 8RP, 60 places
  • Boxmoor After School Club - Out-of-school club, Hemel Hempstead HP1 1PF, 50 places
  • Cascade Camps at Lockers Park School - Out-of-school club, Hemel Hempstead HP1 1TL, 120 places
  • Cascade Camps at Westbrook Hay School - Out-of-school club, Hemel Hempstead HP1 2RF, 200 places
  • CoachingMe After School and Holiday Club - Out-of-school club, Hemel Hempstead HP1 3JY, 24 places
  • Code Ninjas Hemel Hempstead - Out-of-school club, Hemel Hempstead HP1 1DX
  • Complete Sports Ltd - Hammond Academy - Out-of-school club, Hemel Hempstead HP2 5TD, 10 places
  • FizzBug Holiday Club @ Hemel Hempstead Leisure Centre - Out-of-school club, Hemel Hempstead HP1 1JS, 35 places
  • Good Shepherd After School Club - Out-of-school club, Hemel Hempstead HP3 9QJ, 30 places
  • Good Shepherd After School Club at Broadfield Academy - Out-of-school club, Hemel Hempstead HP2 4BX, 17 places
  • Good Shepherd After School Club at Oakleaf Primary School - Out-of-school club, Hemel Hempstead HP1 2JU, 40 places
  • Good Shepherd After School Club at Yewtree Primary School - Out-of-school club, Hemel Hempstead HP2 5QR, 18 places
  • Kidz Zone Club - Jupiter Primary School - Out-of-school club, Hemel Hempstead HP2 5NT, 23 places
  • Kumon Hemel Hempstead Marlowes - Out-of-school club, Hemel Hempstead HP1 1JF
  • Mia's Club - Out-of-school club, Hemel Hempstead HP3 9LZ, 28 places
  • Micklem After School Club - Out-of-school club, Hemel Hempstead HP1 2QH, 25 places
  • Nash Mills Church Of England Primary School After School Club - Out-of-school club, Hemel Hempstead HP3 9XB, 22 places
  • Premier Hobletts Wrap Around Care - Out-of-school club, Hemel Hempstead HP2 5JS, 20 places
  • Saturday Theatre School - Out-of-school club, Hemel Hempstead HP3 8ER
  • SNAP Hemel - Out-of-school club, Hemel Hempstead HP3 8ER
  • Snowbility Hemel Hempstead - Out-of-school club, Hemel Hempstead HP3 9NH
  • South Hill After School Club - Out-of-school club, Hemel Hempstead HP1 1TT, 60 places
  • Stagecoach - Gade Valley - Out-of-school club, Hemel Hempstead HP1 3DT
  • The Reddings Good Shepherd Club - Out-of-school club, Hemel Hempstead HP3 8DX, 20 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 Hemel Hempstead

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