Sessional pre-school in The Camp, Hertfordshire
Little Stars Pre-School & Nursery
St Luke's Church, St. Albans, AL1 5QJ · 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 October 2017Reference EY551302Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 June 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 September 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 08:05–15:30
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St Luke's Church, St. Albans, AL1 5QJ · More nurseries in AL1
Stations
- St Albans City16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Wingate Way, Park View Close and Roland Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Fleetville Park12 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- Fleetville Rec 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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Little Stars Pre-School & Nursery is a sessional pre-school at St Luke's Church, St. Albans, AL1 5QJ, in The Camp, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 40 children. It opens 08:05–15:30, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 4 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Stars Pre-School & NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 08:05–15:30 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Be Me Day Nursery Ridgmont RoadFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Cunningham Hill Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected April 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Cunningham Hill Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected January 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Camp Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.3 miles
- 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 0.3 miles
- St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.4 miles
- Fleetville Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.4 miles
- Samuel Ryder Academy All-throughages 4–19Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.5 miles
- Fleetville Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected December 2023 0.5 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 Little Stars Pre-School & Nursery's opening hours?
Little Stars Pre-School & Nursery opens 08:05–15:30, Mon–Fri.
What is Little Stars Pre-School & Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Stars Pre-School & Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 29 June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Stars Pre-School & Nursery take?
Little Stars Pre-School & Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Stars Pre-School & Nursery?
St Albans City is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Stars Pre-School & Nursery?
You can call 07824 774102 and visit www.littlestarspreschoolnursery.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 EY551302 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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