Full-day nursery in The Camp, Hertfordshire
Ladybirds Nursery
Birch Centre, Hill End Lane, St. Albans, AL4 0RA · 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 December 2002Reference EY240007Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 February 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places61 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 January 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 08:00–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Birch Centre, Hill End Lane, St. Albans, AL4 0RA · More nurseries in AL4
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Frobisher Road, Puddingstone Drive and Claughton Court.
Parks and playgrounds
- Highfield Park4 min walk
- Hill End Garden of Rest10 min walk
- Longacres Open Space12 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Toddlers Play Area playground3 min walk
- Playground5 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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Ladybirds Nursery is a full-day nursery at Birch Centre, Hill End Lane, St. Albans, AL4 0RA, in The Camp, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 61 children. It opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladybirds NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Fleetville Community PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 08:45–15:10 | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Windermere Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected June 2025 0.2 miles
- Camp Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.4 miles
- Samuel Ryder Academy All-throughages 4–19Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.4 miles
- Cunningham Hill Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected April 2024 0.5 miles
- Cunningham Hill Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected January 2024 0.5 miles
- Fleetville Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.8 miles
- Fleetville Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected December 2023 0.8 miles
- St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.9 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 Ladybirds Nursery's opening hours?
Ladybirds Nursery opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Ladybirds Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ladybirds Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 22 February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ladybirds Nursery take?
Ladybirds Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 61 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Ladybirds Nursery?
St Albans City is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Ladybirds Nursery?
You can call 01727 730783 and visit www.ladybirdsnursery.com.
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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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY240007 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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