Full-day nursery in Highfield, Hertfordshire
The Bees Knees Day Nursery
Cambrian Way, Highfield, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5TD · 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 June 1993Reference 129334Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 April 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 August 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Cambrian Way, Highfield, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5TD · More nurseries in HP2
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Wensleydale and Crawley Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Margaret Lloyd Park8 min walk
- Grovehill Playing Fields11 min walk
- 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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The Bees Knees Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Cambrian Way, Highfield, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5TD, in Highfield, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 9 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hammond Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Aycliffe Drive Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected October 2024 0.3 miles
- Yewtree Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.3 miles
- Jupiter Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.3 miles
- Haywood Grove School ages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.5 miles
- Maple Grove Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.5 miles
- Hobletts Manor Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- Hobletts Manor Infants' School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected June 2023 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 is The Bees Knees Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Bees Knees Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 11 April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Bees Knees Day Nursery take?
The Bees Knees Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
How do I contact The Bees Knees Day Nursery?
You can call 01442 393341 and visit www.thebeeskneesdaynursery.com.
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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
- 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 129334 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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