Full-day nursery in Letchworth, Hertfordshire
The Early Bird Pre-School CIC
Lime Tree Childrens Centre, West View, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 3QN · 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
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Lime Tree Childrens Centre, West View, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 3QN · More nurseries in SG6
Stations
- Letchworth Garden City14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including High Avenue, West View and Campers Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Broadway Gardens8 min walk
- Wilbury Recreation Ground9 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground12 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.
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The Early Bird Pre-School CIC is a full-day nursery at Lime Tree Childrens Centre, West View, LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY, SG6 3QN, in Letchworth, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Early Bird Pre-School CIC.
Run by Early Bird Pre-School CIC (school), which runs 3 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Early Bird Pre-School CICThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| St Francis NurseryFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at LetchworthFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Kattz KidzFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Bedford Road PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Cherry Tree Pre schoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Wonderland Day Nursery LimitedFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Francis College ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.3 miles
- North Herts Education Support Centre ages 5–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected July 2025 0.4 miles
- Icknield Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected June 2025 0.5 miles
- St Christopher School ages 2–18has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Wilbury Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- Pixmore Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- Hillshott Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is The Early Bird Pre-School CIC's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Early Bird Pre-School CIC Outstanding at its inspection on 16 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Early Bird Pre-School CIC take?
The Early Bird Pre-School CIC is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
Who runs The Early Bird Pre-School CIC?
The Early Bird Pre-School CIC is run by Early Bird Pre-School CIC, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Early Bird Pre-School CIC?
Letchworth Garden City is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY536671 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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