Full-day nursery in Walsworth, Hertfordshire
Toad Hall Nursery Hitchin
23-25 Bury Mead Road, Hitchin, SG5 1RT · 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 October 2002Reference EY239470Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 31 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places127 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 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
23-25 Bury Mead Road, Hitchin, SG5 1RT · More nurseries in SG5
Stations
- Hitchin16 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Strathmore School, Our Lady School and Stormont Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Cadwell Playing Field4 min walk
- Ransom's Recreation Ground7 min walk
- Walsworth Common8 min walk
- Bancroft Gardens12 min walk
- Ransom's Recreation Ground Playground8 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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Toad Hall Nursery Hitchin is a full-day nursery at 23-25 Bury Mead Road, Hitchin, SG5 1RT, in Walsworth, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 127 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 16 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Careroom Limited.
Run by Careroom Limited (company), which runs 14 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toad Hall Nursery HitchinThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Strathmore Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.3 miles
- Our Lady Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2022 0.3 miles
- York Road Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected July 2023 0.5 miles
- Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.6 miles
- St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.8 miles
- Highover Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- Ickleford Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2022 0.8 miles
- Oughton Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 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 Toad Hall Nursery Hitchin's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Toad Hall Nursery Hitchin Good at its inspection on 31 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Toad Hall Nursery Hitchin take?
Toad Hall Nursery Hitchin is registered with Ofsted for up to 127 children at any one time.
Who runs Toad Hall Nursery Hitchin?
Toad Hall Nursery Hitchin is run by Careroom Limited, which runs 14 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Toad Hall Nursery Hitchin?
Hitchin is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Toad Hall Nursery Hitchin?
You can call 01462 450354 and visit www.toadhall-nursery.co.uk.
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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.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY239470 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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