Sessional pre-school in Panshanger, Hertfordshire
Hardings Nursery & Pre-School Ltd
Springmead Jmi School, Hilly Fields, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 2HB · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 July 2022Reference 2690808Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 November 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places32 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 April 2024Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 09:00–15:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Springmead Jmi School, Hilly Fields, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 2HB · More nurseries in AL7
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Poplars, Golf Club and Hazel Grove.
Parks and playgrounds
- Moneyhole Lane Playing Fields11 min walk
- Little Rivers12 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 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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Hardings Nursery & Pre-School Ltd is a sessional pre-school at Springmead Jmi School, Hilly Fields, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 2HB, in Panshanger, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 32 children. It opens 09:00–15:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardings Nursery & Pre-School LtdThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 09:00–15:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
| TSF Springmead Primary SchoolSessional pre-school | Met | not shared yet | 08:45–15:20 | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
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| Annabel's Montessori SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 09:00–15:00 | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at Welwyn Garden CityFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Springmead Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Watchlytes Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected December 2025 0.4 miles
- Panshanger Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- The Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- Waterside Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.8 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
- Tewin Cowper Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected November 2024 1.0 miles
- Holwell Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 1.3 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 are Hardings Nursery & Pre-School Ltd's opening hours?
Hardings Nursery & Pre-School Ltd opens 09:00–15:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Hardings Nursery & Pre-School Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Hardings Nursery & Pre-School Ltd Outstanding at its inspection on 6 November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Hardings Nursery & Pre-School Ltd take?
Hardings Nursery & Pre-School Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Hardings Nursery & Pre-School Ltd?
Welwyn Garden City is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Hardings Nursery & Pre-School Ltd?
You can call 07305 230416 and visit www.hardingsnurseryandpreschool.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 2690808 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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