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Nurseries in Hertford

There are 18 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Hertford, and 17 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Hertford

  • Ofsted report cards: 1 setting (2 Expected standard, 4 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 11 settings (5 Outstanding, 6 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Apple Daycare Ltd (Water Hall Farm) - Day nursery, Hertford SG13 8LE, 75 places
  • Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Hertford - Day nursery, Hertford SG14 1JA, ages 0 to 4, 84 places
    Ofsted, 18 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bayford Pre School - Pre-school, Hertford SG13 8PX, ages 2 to 4, 25 places
    Ofsted, 15 September 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bengeo Playgroup - Day nursery, Hertford SG14 3DX, ages 2 to 3, 24 places
    Ofsted, 6 October 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bright Horizons Hertford Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Hertford SG13 7NN, ages 0 to 4, 115 places
    Ofsted, 8 August 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Brightside Preschool (Hertford) CIC - Pre-school, Hertford SG14 2DF, 36 places
  • Busy Lizzies At Simon Balle - Day nursery, Hertford SG13 8AJ, ages 3 to 11, 78 places
    Ofsted, 9 June 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Hertford Barns Day Nursery - Day nursery, Hertford SG14 2NL, ages 0 to 4, 86 places
    Ofsted, 30 November 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Hertford Holiday Scheme - Pre-school, Hertford SG14 2DF, 8 places
  • Hygge Bears Nursery - Day nursery, Hertford SG13 7NT, 63 places
  • Mini Cowpers Pre-school Group - Pre-school, Hertford SG14 2LR, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 2 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Mini Morgans Nursery - Day nursery, Hertford SG13 8DR, 32 places
  • Oasis - Day nursery, Hertford SG14 2LN
  • River View Day Nursery - Day nursery, Hertford SG14 1LR, ages 0 to 4, 74 places
    Ofsted, 14 February 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St. Joseph's Playgroup - Day nursery, Hertford SG14 2BU, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 13 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Pines Pre School - Pre-school, Hertford SG13 7SX, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 18 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tiddley Tots Nursery - Day nursery, Hertford SG14 1AA, ages 1 to 4, 59 places
    Ofsted report card, 17 February 2026: Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Tiny Toes Day Nursery & Pre-School (Hertford) Limited - Day nursery, Hertford SG14 1PL, ages 0 to 4, 42 places
    Ofsted, 2 June 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Busy Lizzies Kids Club - Out-of-school club, Hertford SG14 3DX, 68 places
  • CHIPS-Hoddesdon Scheme - Out-of-school club, Hertford SG13 7PB, 24 places
  • Club Excel Leisure Limited at Bengeo Primary School - Out-of-school club, Hertford SG14 3DX, 60 places
  • ComputerXplorers Stapleford Holiday Camps - Out-of-school club, Hertford SG14 3NB
  • Legends Tennis Camps and Coaching - Out-of-school club, Hertford SG13 7PU
  • Let's Leap @ Heath Mount School - Out-of-school club, Hertford SG14 3NG, 40 places
  • Little Blue Van SJ - Out-of-school club, Hertford SG14 2BU, 40 places
  • Little Club Camp - Out-of-school club, Hertford SG13 8RA, 24 places
  • Play Aloud Cowper - Out-of-school club, Hertford SG14 2LR, 36 places
  • Play Aloud Wheatcroft - Out-of-school club, Hertford SG13 7HQ, 15 places
  • Premier Hertford Heath Wrap Around Care - Out-of-school club, Hertford SG13 7QW, 18 places
  • Sports Ninjas - Out-of-school club, Hertford SG13 8AE
  • SSS Provision PO - Out-of-school club, Hertford SG13 8RA, 17 places
  • Super Camps At Duncombe School - Out-of-school club, Hertford SG14 3JA, 40 places
  • The Dell@Abel Smith - Out-of-school club, Hertford SG13 8AE, 52 places
  • The Dell Out of School Club - Out-of-school club, Hertford SG13 8DR, 70 places
  • Watton-at-Stone SSS Sports Camp - Out-of-school club, Hertford SG14 3SG

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 Hertford

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