Full-day nursery in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
Whanau Day Nursery Welwyn GC
Trevelyan House, 7 Church Street, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6NT · 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 and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:30
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Trevelyan House, 7 Church Street, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6NT · More nurseries in AL8
Stations
- Welwyn Garden City4 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Sainsbury's, Church Road and Birdcroft Rd.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Campus Parkway3 min walk
- Frankie's Garden playground4 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Mirage Play Area playground7 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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Whanau Day Nursery Welwyn GC is a full-day nursery at Trevelyan House, 7 Church Street, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6NT, in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 70 children. It opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 8 reviews (November 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whanau Day Nursery Welwyn GCThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Kids Inc Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Parkway Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 09:00–15:00 | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Rowan Tree Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Barn Close PreSchoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | 09:00–15:00 | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Squirrels Nurseries (Welwyn)Full-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Little Tulips Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Peartree Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.4 miles
- Applecroft School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- Ludwick Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected February 2023 0.6 miles
- Holwell Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.7 miles
- Our Lady Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.7 miles
- Templewood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.7 miles
- Lakeside School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected July 2023 0.9 miles
- Creswick Academy Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected December 2022 0.9 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 are Whanau Day Nursery Welwyn GC's opening hours?
Whanau Day Nursery Welwyn GC opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri.
What is Whanau Day Nursery Welwyn GC's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Whanau Day Nursery Welwyn GC Good at its inspection on 17 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Whanau Day Nursery Welwyn GC take?
Whanau Day Nursery Welwyn GC is registered with Ofsted for up to 70 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Whanau Day Nursery Welwyn GC?
Welwyn Garden City is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Whanau Day Nursery Welwyn GC?
You can call 01707 330482 and visit wdaynursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 13 November 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.
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Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY466391 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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