Full-day nursery in Oaklands, Hertfordshire
Meadow View Childcare
14 Great North Road, Welwyn, AL6 0PL · 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 January 2018Reference EY556731Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 September 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places85 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 March 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
14 Great North Road, Welwyn, AL6 0PL · More nurseries in AL6
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including The Avenue.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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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Meadow View Childcare is a full-day nursery at 14 Great North Road, Welwyn, AL6 0PL, in Oaklands, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 85 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 46 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow View ChildcareThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Oaklands Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.3 miles
- Sherrardswood School ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Tenterfield Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2023 1.0 miles
- Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.0 miles
- St Michael's Woolmer Green CofE VA Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 1.2 miles
- St John's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 1.5 miles
- Homerswood Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.5 miles
- Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.6 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 Meadow View Childcare's opening hours?
Meadow View Childcare opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Meadow View Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Meadow View Childcare Good at its inspection on 20 September 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Meadow View Childcare take?
Meadow View Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 85 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Meadow View Childcare?
Welwyn North is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Meadow View Childcare?
You can call 01438 712181 and visit meadowviewchildcare.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.
- 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 EY556731 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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