Sessional pre-school in St Albans, Hertfordshire
Children 1st Nursery Limited
St. Peters School, Cottonmill Lane, St. Albans, AL1 1HL · 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
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 12:00–16:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St. Peters School, Cottonmill Lane, St. Albans, AL1 1HL · More nurseries in AL1
Stations
- St Albans Abbey13 min walk · 0.5 miles
- St Albans City19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Monks Close, Abbots Avenue and Trumpington Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground4 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.
What parents say
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Children 1st Nursery Limited is a sessional pre-school at St. Peters School, Cottonmill Lane, St. Albans, AL1 1HL, in St Albans, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 28 children. It opens 12:00–16:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children 1st Nursery LimitedThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 12:00–16:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Albany Montessori SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–17:30 | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Mandeville Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.4 miles
- St Peter's School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.4 miles
- St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.5 miles
- Watling View School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected April 2025 0.5 miles
- The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected April 2025 0.6 miles
- St Columba's College ages 4–19 0.8 miles
- Cunningham Hill Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected April 2024 0.9 miles
- Cunningham Hill Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected January 2024 0.9 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 Children 1st Nursery Limited's opening hours?
Children 1st Nursery Limited opens 12:00–16:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Children 1st Nursery Limited's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Children 1st Nursery Limited Good at its inspection on 25 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Children 1st Nursery Limited take?
Children 1st Nursery Limited is registered with Ofsted for up to 28 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Children 1st Nursery Limited?
St Albans Abbey is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Children 1st Nursery Limited?
You can call 07746 258984.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2712867 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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