Full-day nursery in Welham Green, Hertfordshire
Sunshine Pre-School
St. Marys Infant & Junior School, Dellsome Lane, HATFIELD, AL9 7NE · 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
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Tue08:40–15:10
- Wed08:40–15:10
- Thu08:40–15:10
- Fri08:40–15:10
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St. Marys Infant & Junior School, Dellsome Lane, HATFIELD, AL9 7NE · More nurseries in AL9
Stations
- Welham Green14 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Dellsome Lane, Parsonage Lane and Huggins Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 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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Sunshine Pre-School is a full-day nursery at St. Marys Infant & Junior School, Dellsome Lane, HATFIELD, AL9 7NE, in Welham Green, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 26 children. It opens 08:40–03:10, Mon; 08:40–15:10, Tue–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 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected March 2025 under 0.1 miles
- De Havilland Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.9 miles
- Brookmans Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 1.2 miles
- Oak View Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 1.4 miles
- St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 1.5 miles
- Southfield School ages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 1.6 miles
- Hatfield Community Free School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.7 miles
- Colney Heath Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 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 are Sunshine Pre-School's opening hours?
Sunshine Pre-School opens 08:40–03:10, Mon; 08:40–15:10, Tue–Fri.
What is Sunshine Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sunshine Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 22 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sunshine Pre-School take?
Sunshine Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Sunshine Pre-School?
Welham Green is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Sunshine Pre-School?
You can call 07966 461549 and visit www.sunshinepreschool.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
- 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 EY337415 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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