Full-day nursery in Bennetts End, Hertfordshire
St Nicholas Nursery
Bennetts End House, Eastwick Row, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4JQ · 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 September 1992Reference 129392Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 September 2022Ofsted · 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 27 August 2026Food 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
Bennetts End House, Eastwick Row, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4JQ · More nurseries in HP2
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including White Hart Road, Windmill Road East and Belsize Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Reith Fields6 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- DJ's Play playground8 min walk
- Playground10 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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St Nicholas Nursery is a full-day nursery at Bennetts End House, Eastwick Row, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4JQ, in Bennetts End, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 74 children. It opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 35 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Sunhill Daycare (Europe) Limited.
Run by Sunhill Daycare (Europe) Limited (company), which runs 11 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Nicholas NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Little Fawns PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | 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
- Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.2 miles
- Dacorum Education Support Centre ages 5–16Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2023 0.4 miles
- The Reddings Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- Lime Walk Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.4 miles
- Broadfield Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.5 miles
- Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- Hobletts Manor Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- Hobletts Manor Infants' School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected June 2023 0.6 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 St Nicholas Nursery's opening hours?
St Nicholas Nursery opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri.
What is St Nicholas Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Nicholas Nursery Good at its inspection on 23 September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Nicholas Nursery take?
St Nicholas Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 74 children at any one time.
Who runs St Nicholas Nursery?
St Nicholas Nursery is run by Sunhill Daycare (Europe) Limited, which runs 11 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to St Nicholas Nursery?
Apsley is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact St Nicholas Nursery?
You can call 01442 253488 and visit www.theoldstationnursery.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
- 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 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 129392 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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