Sessional pre-school in Symonds Green, Hertfordshire
The Learning Zone
The Symonds Green Community Centre, Filey Close, Stevenage, SG1 2JW · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Symonds Green Community Centre, Filey Close, Stevenage, SG1 2JW · More nurseries in SG1
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Scarborough Avenue Shops, Scarborough Avene and Bude Crescent.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 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 Learning Zone is a sessional pre-school at The Symonds Green Community Centre, Filey Close, Stevenage, SG1 2JW, in Symonds Green, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Learning ZoneThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Woodlands Day Care Nursery LimitedSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Priory Nursery, Stevenage Old TownFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Clare's Little Bears Nursery and Pre SchoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Fairlands Pre-School CICSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Clare's Little Bears - Forest Pre SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.4 miles |
| Clare's Little Bears Day Care and Forest Pre School - HampsonFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.4 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Woolenwick Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.3 miles
- Woolenwick Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected September 2023 0.3 miles
- Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.8 miles
- Fairlands Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 1.0 miles
- Almond Hill Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.1 miles
- Larwood School ages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.4 miles
- Broom Barns Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 1.4 miles
- Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 1.5 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 Learning Zone's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Learning Zone Good at its inspection on 30 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Learning Zone take?
The Learning Zone is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Learning Zone?
Stevenage is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 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 2525164 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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