Full-day nursery in St Albans, Hertfordshire
Fountain Montessori Nursery And Pre-School - St Albans
77 Holywell Hill, St. Albans, AL1 1HF · 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 2019Reference 2546935Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 February 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places57 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 27 May 2026Food 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
77 Holywell Hill, St. Albans, AL1 1HF · More nurseries in AL1
Stations
- St Albans Abbey5 min walk · 0.2 miles
- St Albans City16 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Belmont Hill, St Albans Abbey Railway Station and Abbey.
Parks and playgrounds
- Verulamium Park1 min walk
- Former Abbey View Golf Course7 min walk
- The Old Brickie11 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 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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Fountain Montessori Nursery And Pre-School - St Albans is a full-day nursery at 77 Holywell Hill, St. Albans, AL1 1HF, in St Albans, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 57 children. It opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Fountain Montessori Pre-School Limited.
Run by Fountain Montessori Pre-School Limited (school), which runs 4 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected April 2025 under 0.1 miles
- St Peter's School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.3 miles
- St Columba's College ages 4–19 0.4 miles
- Muriel Green Nursery School Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.6 miles
- Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- Alban City School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.6 miles
- Mandeville Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.7 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 Fountain Montessori Nursery And Pre-School - St Albans's opening hours?
Fountain Montessori Nursery And Pre-School - St Albans opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri.
What is Fountain Montessori Nursery And Pre-School - St Albans's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Fountain Montessori Nursery And Pre-School - St Albans Good at its inspection on 17 February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Fountain Montessori Nursery And Pre-School - St Albans take?
Fountain Montessori Nursery And Pre-School - St Albans is registered with Ofsted for up to 57 children at any one time.
Who runs Fountain Montessori Nursery And Pre-School - St Albans?
Fountain Montessori Nursery And Pre-School - St Albans is run by Fountain Montessori Pre-School Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Fountain Montessori Nursery And Pre-School - St Albans?
St Albans Abbey is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Fountain Montessori Nursery And Pre-School - St Albans?
You can call 020 3904 7493 and visit fountainmontessori.com.
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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 2546935 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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