Sessional pre-school in Hatfield, Hertfordshire
Brightside Preschool
Breaks Manor, Link Drive, Hatfield, AL10 8TP · 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 November 2022Reference 2709452Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 February 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places45 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 January 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 08:50–14:50
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Breaks Manor, Link Drive, Hatfield, AL10 8TP · More nurseries in AL10
Stations
- Hatfield (Herts)9 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Onslow St Audrey's School, Memorial Hall and Old Rectory Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- St Albans Road East Recreational Ground4 min walk
- Howe Dell5 min walk
- Coronation Gardens5 min walk
- Roe Hill Park9 min walk
- Steam Woods10 min walk
- Playground6 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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Brightside Preschool is a sessional pre-school at Breaks Manor, Link Drive, Hatfield, AL10 8TP, in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 45 children. It opens 08:50–14:50, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brightside PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:50–14:50 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Southfield School ages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 0.3 miles
- St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.3 miles
- Countess Anne Church of England School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.3 miles
- Hatfield Community Free School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.3 miles
- Oak View Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- Birchwood Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected February 2024 0.5 miles
- Birchwood Avenue Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- De Havilland Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.9 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 Brightside Preschool's opening hours?
Brightside Preschool opens 08:50–14:50, Mon–Fri.
What is Brightside Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Brightside Preschool Good at its inspection on 25 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Brightside Preschool take?
Brightside Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 45 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Brightside Preschool?
Hatfield (Herts) is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Brightside Preschool?
You can call 01707 502885 and visit www.brightsidepreschool.co.uk.
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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.
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Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2709452 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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