Full-day nursery in Bricket Wood, Hertfordshire
Canopy St. Albans
Canopy Nursery St. Albans, West Riding, Bricket Wood, St. Albans, AL2 3QR · 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 March 2023Reference 2721688Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places83 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 June 2025Food 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
Canopy Nursery St. Albans, West Riding, Bricket Wood, St. Albans, AL2 3QR · More nurseries in AL2
Stations
- Bricket Wood9 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including United Reformed Church, North Riding and West Riding.
Parks and playgrounds
- Woodbury Field Play Area playground5 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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Canopy St. Albans is a full-day nursery at Canopy Nursery St. Albans, West Riding, Bricket Wood, St. Albans, AL2 3QR, in Bricket Wood, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 83 children. It opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 47 reviews (November 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canopy St. AlbansThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | This nursery |
| The Crescent PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 09:15–14:30 | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Bricket WoodFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| The House That Jack Built NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| St Michael's Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.5 miles |
| Early AdventuresFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | 1.6 miles |
| Charters NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | 1.6 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.5 miles
- Seva Education St Albans ages 5–16 0.7 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 1.0 miles
- St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.1 miles
- How Wood Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.3 miles
- Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.4 miles
- Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 1.6 miles
- Killigrew Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 1.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What are Canopy St. Albans's opening hours?
Canopy St. Albans opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri.
What is Canopy St. Albans's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Canopy St. Albans Good at its inspection on 23 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Canopy St. Albans take?
Canopy St. Albans is registered with Ofsted for up to 83 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Canopy St. Albans?
Bricket Wood is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Canopy St. Albans?
You can call 01923 960388 and visit canopynurseries.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 2721688 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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