Full-day nursery in Baldock, Hertfordshire
Puddleducks Day Nursery (Baldock) Limited
Butterfield House, Hitchin Street, Baldock, SG7 6AE · 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 April 1995Reference 146487Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 19 September 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places100 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 1 May 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Butterfield House, Hitchin Street, Baldock, SG7 6AE · More nurseries in SG7
Stations
- Baldock8 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including The Gardens, Market Place and Knights Templar School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Avenue Park3 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 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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Puddleducks Day Nursery (Baldock) Limited is a full-day nursery at Butterfield House, Hitchin Street, Baldock, SG7 6AE, in Baldock, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 100 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 16 reviews (October 2026).
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| Puddleducks Day Nursery (Baldock) LimitedThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hartsfield Junior Mixed and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- Weston Way Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- St John Roman Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- St Mary's Infants' School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- St Mary's Junior Mixed School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2022 0.6 miles
- Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.8 miles
- Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy ages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 1.1 miles
- Garden City Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 1.3 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 is Puddleducks Day Nursery (Baldock) Limited's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Puddleducks Day Nursery (Baldock) Limited Good at its inspection on 19 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Puddleducks Day Nursery (Baldock) Limited take?
Puddleducks Day Nursery (Baldock) Limited is registered with Ofsted for up to 100 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Puddleducks Day Nursery (Baldock) Limited?
Baldock is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Puddleducks Day Nursery (Baldock) Limited?
You can call 01462 490955 and visit www.puddleducksbaldock.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 146487 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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