Full-day nursery in Bernards Heath, Hertfordshire
Little Steps Day Nursery
1 Lancaster Road, St. Albans, AL1 4EP · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since November 2021Reference 2664083Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 March 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places52 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 July 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:45–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
1 Lancaster Road, St. Albans, AL1 4EP · More nurseries in AL1
Stations
- St Albans City15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Blenheim Road, Walton Street and Boundary Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Clarence Park7 min walk
- The Woods9 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 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 Steps Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 1 Lancaster Road, St. Albans, AL1 4EP, in Bernards Heath, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 52 children. It opens 07:45–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Steps Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:45–18:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.2 miles
- St Albans High School for Girls ages 4–18 0.4 miles
- Maple Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.4 miles
- Bernards Heath Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.4 miles
- Heathlands School ages 3–18has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected February 2023 0.5 miles
- Alban City School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Fleetville Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.7 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 Steps Day Nursery's opening hours?
Little Steps Day Nursery opens 07:45–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Little Steps Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Steps Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 28 March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Steps Day Nursery take?
Little Steps Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 52 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Steps Day Nursery?
St Albans City is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Steps Day Nursery?
You can call 01727 856651 and visit www.little-steps.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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2664083 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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