Sessional pre-school in Hatfield Hyde, Hertfordshire
Creswick Pre-School
Sir John Newsom Way, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4FL · 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 February 2017Reference EY543468Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 December 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places28 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 January 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
Sir John Newsom Way, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4FL · More nurseries in AL7
Stations
- Welwyn Garden City23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Boundary Lane, Chequersfield and Burrowfield.
Parks and playgrounds
- Stanborough Park12 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground5 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.
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Creswick Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Sir John Newsom Way, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4FL, in Hatfield Hyde, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 28 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Creswick Academy Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected December 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Our Lady Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.3 miles
- Ludwick Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected February 2023 0.6 miles
- Holwell Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.6 miles
- Peartree Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.7 miles
- Lakeside School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected July 2023 0.9 miles
- Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.9 miles
- Applecroft School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.0 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 Creswick Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Creswick Pre-School Good at its inspection on 18 December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Creswick Pre-School take?
Creswick Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 28 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Creswick Pre-School?
Welwyn Garden City is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Creswick Pre-School?
You can call 01707 331328 and visit creswickpre-school.co.uk.
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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
- 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.
Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY543468 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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