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Nurseries in Hoddesdon

There are 13 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Hoddesdon, and 4 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Hoddesdon

  • Ofsted report cards: 1 setting (6 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 9 settings (1 Outstanding, 8 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Active Minds Academy - Cavendish House - Pre-school, Hoddesdon EN11 0LB
  • Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Hoddesdon - Day nursery, Hoddesdon EN11 0JB, ages 0 to 4, 53 places
    Ofsted, 22 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bear Cubs Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Hoddesdon EN11 8GG, ages 0 to 4, 25 places
    Ofsted, 16 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Cedar Park Day Nursery - Day nursery, Hoddesdon EN11 8SX, 90 places
  • Cornerstones Pre-School - Day nursery, Hoddesdon EN11 0PE, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 18 April 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Hummingbird Nursery - Day nursery, Hoddesdon EN11 8BL, ages 0 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted report card, 30 June 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Partou Hoddesdon Day Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Hoddesdon EN11 0DY, ages 0 to 4, 107 places
    Ofsted, 3 August 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sheredes Pre-School - Pre-school, Hoddesdon EN11 8LL, ages 2 to 3, 24 places
    Ofsted, 10 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St Augustine's Under 5's - Pre-school, Hoddesdon EN11 8DR, ages 2 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 28 February 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St Catherines C of E Private Nursery - Pre-school, Hoddesdon EN11 8HT, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 3 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St Catherine's SSS Sports Camp - Pre-school, Hoddesdon EN11 8HT
  • Tiddley Tots Nursery - Day nursery, Hoddesdon EN11 8SX, ages 0 to 4, 88 places
    Ofsted, 7 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tiny Toes Nursery LTD (Hoddesdon) - Day nursery, Hoddesdon EN11 9AB, ages 0 to 5, 38 places
    Ofsted, 24 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Jousters at Sheredes - Out-of-school club, Hoddesdon EN11 8LL, 44 places
  • Kidz Zone Club - Roselands Primary School - Out-of-school club, Hoddesdon EN11 9AR, 15 places
  • Premier Education - High Leigh - Out-of-school club, Hoddesdon EN11 8GF, 24 places
  • Spring Meadows at The Cranbourne Primary School - Out-of-school club, Hoddesdon EN11 9PP, 32 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 Hoddesdon

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