Full-day nursery in Hertford, Hertfordshire
Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Hertford
Cecil House, 52 St Andrews Street, Hertford, SG14 1JA · 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 July 2021Reference 2634351Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places84 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 October 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:30
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Cecil House, 52 St Andrews Street, Hertford, SG14 1JA · More nurseries in SG14
Stations
- Hertford North10 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Hertford East12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including St Andrew's Church, Dimsdale Street and Theatre.
Parks and playgrounds
- Castle Grounds2 min walk
- Hartham Common7 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Hartham Common Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 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 Hertford is a full-day nursery at Cecil House, 52 St Andrews Street, Hertford, SG14 1JA, in Hertford, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 84 children. It opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 19 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
- Mill Mead Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.2 miles
- Abel Smith School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- Duncombe School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Morgans Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.6 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford) Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- Simon Balle All-Through School All-throughages 4–18Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected April 2024 0.6 miles
- Hollybush Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected January 2025 0.7 miles
- Hertford Prep ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.7 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 Hertford's opening hours?
Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Hertford opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri.
What is Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Hertford's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Hertford Good at its inspection on 18 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Hertford take?
Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Hertford is registered with Ofsted for up to 84 children at any one time.
Who runs Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Hertford?
Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Hertford is run by Ashbourne Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 38 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Hertford?
Hertford North is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Hertford?
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 2634351 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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