Full-day nursery in Hertford, Hertfordshire
River View Day Nursery
4 North Road, HERTFORD, SG14 1LR · 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 July 2013Reference EY465814Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 February 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places74 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 November 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:30
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
4 North Road, HERTFORD, SG14 1LR · More nurseries in SG14
Stations
- Hertford North8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Hertford East14 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including St Andrew's Church, Port Vale and County Hospital.
Parks and playgrounds
- Castle Grounds4 min walk
- Hartham Common7 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Hartham Common Playground9 min walk
- Playground11 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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River View Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 4 North Road, HERTFORD, SG14 1LR, in Hertford, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 74 children. It opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 12 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Childbase Partnership Limited.
Run by Childbase Partnership Limited (company), which runs 44 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River View Day NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Ashbourne Day Nurseries at HertfordFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Tiny Toes Day Nursery & Pre-School (Hertford) LimitedFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at Hertford Hartham ParkFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Tiddley Tots NurseryFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| St. Joseph's PlaygroupFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Hertford Holiday SchemeSessional pre-school | Met | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Mill Mead Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.2 miles
- Duncombe School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Abel Smith School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford) Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Hollybush Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- Morgans Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.6 miles
- Hertford Prep ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Simon Balle All-Through School All-throughages 4–18Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected April 2024 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 River View Day Nursery's opening hours?
River View Day Nursery opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri.
What is River View Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated River View Day Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 14 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can River View Day Nursery take?
River View Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 74 children at any one time.
Who runs River View Day Nursery?
River View Day Nursery is run by Childbase Partnership Limited, which runs 44 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to River View Day Nursery?
Hertford North is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact River View Day Nursery?
You can call 01992 503497 and visit childbasepartnership.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.
- © 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 EY465814 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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