Full-day nursery in Smug Oak, Hertfordshire
Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Bricket Wood
St. Stephens Parish Centre, Station Road, Bricket Wood, St. Albans, AL2 3PJ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since January 2023Reference 2720209Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 April 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places28 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 1 July 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St. Stephens Parish Centre, Station Road, Bricket Wood, St. Albans, AL2 3PJ · More nurseries in AL2
Stations
- Bricket Wood3 min walk · 0.1 miles
- How Wood (Herts)23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Green, Bricket Wood Railway Station and Lye Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Woodbury Field Play Area playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Hertfordshire there are about 2.9 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Bricket Wood is a full-day nursery at St. Stephens Parish Centre, Station Road, Bricket Wood, St. Albans, AL2 3PJ, in Smug Oak, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 28 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Ashbourne Day Nurseries Limited.
Run by Ashbourne Day Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 38 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Seva Education St Albans ages 5–16 0.6 miles
- Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 1.0 miles
- How Wood Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.1 miles
- Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.1 miles
- Coates Way JMI and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 1.3 miles
- St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.4 miles
- Killigrew Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 1.7 miles
- Saint Michael's Catholic High School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 1.3 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What are Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Bricket Wood's opening hours?
Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Bricket Wood opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Bricket Wood's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Bricket Wood Good at its inspection on 17 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Bricket Wood take?
Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Bricket Wood is registered with Ofsted for up to 28 children at any one time.
Who runs Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Bricket Wood?
Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Bricket Wood is run by Ashbourne Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 38 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Bricket Wood?
Bricket Wood is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Bricket Wood?
You can call 0800 699 0044 and visit ashbournedaynurseries.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 13 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2720209 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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