Full-day nursery in Dudswell, Hertfordshire
Home from Home
Northchurch Cricket Pavillion, Dudswell Lane, Northchurch, HP4 3TQ · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Northchurch Cricket Pavillion, Dudswell Lane, Northchurch, HP4 3TQ · More nurseries in HP4
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Hamberlins Lane and Dudswell Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- 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.
What parents say
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Home from Home is a full-day nursery at Northchurch Cricket Pavillion, Dudswell Lane, Northchurch, HP4 3TQ, in Dudswell, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Home from HomeThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- Westfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected January 2024 0.9 miles
- Bridgewater Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 1.1 miles
- St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.4 miles
- Greenway Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.4 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 Home from Home's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Home from Home Good at its inspection on 27 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Home from Home take?
Home from Home is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Home from Home?
Berkhamsted is the nearest station we know of, 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Home from Home?
You can call 07786 366100 and visit www.homefromhomekinder.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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 129350 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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