Childcare in Hitchin (Hertfordshire)
Hitchin (Hertfordshire) has 10 day nurseries, 10 pre-schools, 11 school nursery classes, 8 childminders and 20 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 23 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 4 of them Outstanding. 36 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.
41 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 2026Opened Kids Holiday Camp Samuel Lucas Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Codicote Preschool Nursery Provision Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Junior Adventures Group @ Highover JMI SG4 Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Kids Choice St Pauls Walden Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed uPlay Sports Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Hitchin Holiday Camps Whitehill Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Yorkies Day Care Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed The Cookie Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Premier Weston Wrap Around Care Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Strathmore SSS Sports Camp Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened The Cookie Club Ltd Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Kids Choice St Pauls Walden Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Hitchin (Hertfordshire)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Hitchin (Hertfordshire) take funded hours?
16 of the 59 settings in Hitchin (Hertfordshire) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Hitchin (Hertfordshire) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 4 of the 23 settings Ofsted has inspected in Hitchin (Hertfordshire) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Hitchin (Hertfordshire) take babies?
41 settings in Hitchin (Hertfordshire) 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 Hitchin (Hertfordshire)?
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 Hitchin (Hertfordshire)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.