Sessional pre-school in Sunnyside, Hertfordshire
Goslings Playgroup
C/O Whitehill School, Whitehill Road, Hitchin, SG4 9HT · 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 December 1992Reference 146757Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 December 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places36 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 January 2012Food 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
C/O Whitehill School, Whitehill Road, Hitchin, SG4 9HT · More nurseries in SG4
Stations
- Hitchin19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Maytrees, Oakfield Avenue and Passingham Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Windmill Hill9 min walk
- Hitchin Priory Gardens12 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 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.
What parents say
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Goslings Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at C/O Whitehill School, Whitehill Road, Hitchin, SG4 9HT, in Sunnyside, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goslings PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | 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
- Whitehill Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected March 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Highbury Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.3 miles
- Kingshott School ages 3–16has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- William Ransom Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.6 miles
- Mary Exton Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.7 miles
- St Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.9 miles
- York Road Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected July 2023 1.0 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 is Goslings Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Goslings Playgroup Good at its inspection on 9 December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Goslings Playgroup take?
Goslings Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Goslings Playgroup?
Hitchin is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Goslings Playgroup?
You can call 01462 622662 and visit www.goslingsplaygroup.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 146757 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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