Sessional pre-school in Fiddler's Hill, Hertfordshire
The Kinsbourne Common Nursery And Pre-School
St. Marys Church Hall, Luton Road, Harpenden, AL5 3QE · 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 2020Reference 2603962Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 December 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places20 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 September 2025Food 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
St. Marys Church Hall, Luton Road, Harpenden, AL5 3QE · More nurseries in AL5
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including The Fox PH, The Common and Tintern Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Kinsbourne Green Common1 min walk
- Playground9 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 Kinsbourne Common Nursery And Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at St. Marys Church Hall, Luton Road, Harpenden, AL5 3QE, in Fiddler's Hill, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Kinsbourne Common Nursery And Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| The Kinsbourne Common Nursery And Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 08:30–15:30 | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Highfield Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | 09:00–15:00 | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Bright Horizons Harpenden Luton Road Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Noah's Ark Nursery at the LeaSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | 1.4 miles |
| Harpenden Day Nursery and Pre SchoolFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | 1.5 miles |
| Fingertips Woodland NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 08:00–17:00 | not shared yet | 1.7 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Wood End School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.4 miles
- The King's School ages 4–16has a nursery class 0.9 miles
- Roundwood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.1 miles
- St Hilda's School ages 2–11has a nursery class 1.3 miles
- The Lea Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 1.4 miles
- St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 1.6 miles
- Manland Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected June 2024 1.7 miles
- Harpenden Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected February 2025 1.8 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 Kinsbourne Common Nursery And Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Kinsbourne Common Nursery And Pre-School Good at its inspection on 7 December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Kinsbourne Common Nursery And Pre-School take?
The Kinsbourne Common Nursery And Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
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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
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2603962 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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