Full-day nursery in Walsworth, Hertfordshire
Hitchin House Day Nursery
41 Wilbury Way, Hitchin, SG4 0TW · 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 March 2020Reference 2570956Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 August 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places135 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 February 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
41 Wilbury Way, Hitchin, SG4 0TW · More nurseries in SG4
Stations
- Hitchin19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Cam Centre, Hunting Gate and Alexander House.
Parks and playgrounds
- Cadwell Playing Field6 min walk
- Walsworth Common9 min walk
- Ransom's Recreation Ground12 min walk
- Playground11 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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Hitchin House Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 41 Wilbury Way, Hitchin, SG4 0TW, in Walsworth, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 135 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 8 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitchin House Day NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | 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
- Our Lady Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2022 0.5 miles
- Highover Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- Strathmore Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- Ickleford Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2022 0.8 miles
- York Road Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected July 2023 0.9 miles
- St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.0 miles
- Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.0 miles
- North Herts Education Support Centre ages 5–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected July 2025 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 Hitchin House Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Hitchin House Day Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 23 August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Hitchin House Day Nursery take?
Hitchin House Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 135 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Hitchin House Day Nursery?
Hitchin is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Hitchin House Day Nursery?
You can call 01462 455144 and visit www.hitchinhousedaynursery.com.
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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.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2570956 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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