Full-day nursery in Shephall, Hertfordshire
Rookies Day Nursery
Stevenage Football Academy, Shephallbury Sports Centre, Broadhall Way, Stevenage, SG2 8RH · 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
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Stevenage Football Academy, Shephallbury Sports Centre, Broadhall Way, Stevenage, SG2 8RH · More nurseries in SG2
Stations
- Stevenage24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Stevenage FC, Roaring Meg Retail Park and Retail Park.
Parks and playgrounds
- Fairlands Valley Park2 min walk
- The Canyon11 min walk
- Playground5 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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Rookies Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Stevenage Football Academy, Shephallbury Sports Centre, Broadhall Way, Stevenage, SG2 8RH, in Shephall, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 94 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.9 from 7 reviews (October 2026).
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| Rookies Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Roebuck Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.3 miles
- St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Peartree Way Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.7 miles
- Greenside School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.7 miles
- Broom Barns Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.7 miles
- Peartree Spring Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- Shephalbury Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.9 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 Rookies Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rookies Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 30 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rookies Day Nursery take?
Rookies Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 94 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Rookies Day Nursery?
Stevenage is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Rookies Day Nursery?
You can call 01438 842233 and visit www.rookiesdaynursery.co.uk.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY563402 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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