Full-day nursery in St Albans, Hertfordshire
Playschool Nursery St Albans
Playschool House, Alma Road, St Albans, AL1 3AR · 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 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
Playschool House, Alma Road, St Albans, AL1 3AR · More nurseries in AL1
Stations
- St Albans City4 min walk · 0.2 miles
- St Albans Abbey15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Telford Court, Alexandra Road and Iceland.
Parks and playgrounds
- Clarence Park8 min walk
- Playground6 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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Playschool Nursery St Albans is a full-day nursery at Playschool House, Alma Road, St Albans, AL1 3AR, in St Albans, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 90 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 2.3 from 9 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playschool Nursery St AlbansThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Twinkle Stars Montessori NurseryFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | 07:30–19:00 | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Peter's School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.3 miles
- Alban City School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.4 miles
- Maple Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.5 miles
- The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected April 2025 0.5 miles
- Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.5 miles
- St Albans High School for Girls ages 4–18 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 Playschool Nursery St Albans's opening hours?
Playschool Nursery St Albans opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Playschool Nursery St Albans's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Playschool Nursery St Albans Good at its inspection on 9 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Playschool Nursery St Albans take?
Playschool Nursery St Albans is registered with Ofsted for up to 90 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Playschool Nursery St Albans?
St Albans City is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Playschool Nursery St Albans?
You can call 01727 844477 and visit www.playschoolnursery.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
- 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 EY438929 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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