Full-day nursery in Rye Park, Hertfordshire
Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Hoddesdon
Life Church, Rye Road, Hoddesdon, EN11 0JB · 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 2022Reference 2693385Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places53 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 31 October 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Life Church, Rye Road, Hoddesdon, EN11 0JB · More nurseries in EN11
Stations
- Rye House3 min walk · under 0.1 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Rye Road and Whitley Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Old Highway Park1 min walk
- Isabel Christie Park6 min walk
- Pound Close Recreation Ground10 min walk
- Old Highway Park playground4 min walk
- Playground4 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.
What parents say
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Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Hoddesdon is a full-day nursery at Life Church, Rye Road, Hoddesdon, EN11 0JB, in Rye Park, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 53 children. 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 5.0 from 8 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
- Rye Park Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected February 2023 0.2 miles
- Forres Primary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected October 2022 0.5 miles
- Rivers Education Support Centre ages 5–16Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.5 miles
- The Cranbourne Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- St Catherine's Hoddesdon CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.7 miles
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected December 2024 0.9 miles
- Roselands Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.0 miles
- High Leigh Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 1.3 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Hoddesdon's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Hoddesdon Good at its inspection on 22 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Hoddesdon take?
Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Hoddesdon is registered with Ofsted for up to 53 children at any one time.
Who runs Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Hoddesdon?
Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Hoddesdon is run by Ashbourne Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 38 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Hoddesdon?
Rye House is the nearest station we know of, under 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Hoddesdon?
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 · 4 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2693385 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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