Childcare in Hatfield
Hatfield has 9 day nurseries, 6 pre-schools, 6 school nursery classes, 10 childminders and 4 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 19 of them and rated 16 Good or better, 4 of them Outstanding. 16 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Hertfordshire there are 36 places per 100 children under five, better supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Hertfordshire, divided by the children aged 0 to 4 who live there at the 2021 Census. It compares areas; it is not a count of free places today. It also leaves out the 317 school nursery classes across Hertfordshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
28 settings match. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.
What has changed here
Ofsted does not publish closures, so we work them out by comparing releases. Worth knowing if you are working from an old list.
- Jun 2026Closed Southfield School Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Ohana Childcare Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Kidz Zone Club - De Havilland Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Camp Beaumont - Queenswood Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Brookmans Bears Day Nursery Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened Kidz Zone Club - De Havilland Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Let's Leap @ Queenswood Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Happy Hours Out Of School Club Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Hatfield
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Hatfield take funded hours?
12 of the 35 settings in Hatfield are recorded as taking the government funded hours. Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Are any nurseries in Hatfield rated Outstanding?
Yes. 4 of the 19 settings Ofsted has inspected in Hatfield hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Hatfield take babies?
28 settings in Hatfield are registered to take children under two. Ofsted's register does not say whether a setting runs a baby room or has space in it, so ring before you plan around it.
Is it hard to get a nursery place in Hatfield?
Hertfordshire has 36 registered childcare places for every 100 children under five, against 32 across England. That is registered capacity rather than free places, so it compares areas rather than telling you what is available this week.
Towns close to Hatfield
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.