Full-day nursery in Ashwell, Hertfordshire
Ashwell Playgroup
Village Hall, West End, Ashwell, BALDOCK, SG7 5PJ · 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 May 1975Reference 146861Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 May 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places22 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 September 2002Food 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
Village Hall, West End, Ashwell, BALDOCK, SG7 5PJ · More nurseries in SG7
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including West End and Gardiners Lane.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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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Ashwell Playgroup is a full-day nursery at Village Hall, West End, Ashwell, BALDOCK, SG7 5PJ, in Ashwell, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 22 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ashwell Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.3 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 is Ashwell Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ashwell Playgroup Good at its inspection on 26 May 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ashwell Playgroup take?
Ashwell Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 22 children at any one time.
How do I contact Ashwell Playgroup?
You can call 07565 528194 and visit www.ashwellpreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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.
- 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.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 146861 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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