Full-day nursery in Northchurch, Hertfordshire
Sunhill Montessori Nursery
Spring Garden Lane, BERKHAMSTED, HP4 3GY · 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 July 1998Reference 129395Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places102 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 September 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Spring Garden Lane, BERKHAMSTED, HP4 3GY · More nurseries in HP4
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground11 min walk
© 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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Sunhill Montessori Nursery is a full-day nursery at Spring Garden Lane, BERKHAMSTED, HP4 3GY, in Northchurch, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 102 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 47 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Sunhill Daycare (Europe) Limited.
Run by Sunhill Daycare (Europe) Limited (company), which runs 11 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- Westfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected January 2024 0.7 miles
- Greenway Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.1 miles
- St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.1 miles
- Bridgewater Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 1.1 miles
- Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.7 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 is Sunhill Montessori Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sunhill Montessori Nursery Good at its inspection on 22 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sunhill Montessori Nursery take?
Sunhill Montessori Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 102 children at any one time.
Who runs Sunhill Montessori Nursery?
Sunhill Montessori Nursery is run by Sunhill Daycare (Europe) Limited, which runs 11 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Sunhill Montessori Nursery?
Berkhamsted is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Sunhill Montessori Nursery?
You can call 01442 872398 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 · 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.
- © 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 129395 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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