Full-day nursery in Ryelands, Herefordshire
Whitecross Day Nursery
Whitecross Nursery School & Creche, 166 Whitecross Road, Hereford, HR4 0DH · 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 March 2019Reference 2518837Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places86 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 April 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
Whitecross Nursery School & Creche, 166 Whitecross Road, Hereford, HR4 0DH · More nurseries in HR4
Stations
- Hereford23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including White Horse Street, White Horse Street Shelter and Queens Hill Gardens.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 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 Herefordshire there are about 3.3 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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Whitecross Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Whitecross Nursery School & Creche, 166 Whitecross Road, Hereford, HR4 0DH, in Ryelands, Herefordshire. It is registered for 86 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitecross Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Hunderton Neighbourhood Nursery & Kids ClubFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Lord Scudamore Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.4 miles
- St Thomas Cantilupe CofE Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.7 miles
- Holmer CofE Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- Hereford Cathedral School With A Junior School ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Riverside Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected April 2024 0.8 miles
- Trinity Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2023 0.8 miles
- St Martin's Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 1.0 miles
- Our Lady's RC Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.0 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 Whitecross Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Whitecross Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 28 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Whitecross Day Nursery take?
Whitecross Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 86 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Whitecross Day Nursery?
Hereford is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Whitecross Day Nursery?
You can call 01432 266632 and visit www.whitecrossdaynursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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
- 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2518837 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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