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Childcare in Royston (Hertfordshire)

Royston (Hertfordshire) has 5 day nurseries, 5 pre-schools, 7 school nursery classes, 4 childminders and 6 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 11 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 1 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.

36places per 100 under-fives in Hertfordshire, against 32 for England
100%of the 11 inspected here are Good or better, 1 Outstanding
8 of 27are recorded as taking the funded hours; the rest are unknown, not a no

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.

Everything 27Day nurseries 5Pre-schools 5School nurseries 7Childminders 4After-school clubs 6
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Day nurseries 5

Pre-schools 4

Barkway Preschool

Pre-school · 84 High Street, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8EF

GoodTakes funded hours£6.50 a sessionBirth to 8+From 2 years09:00 to 15:15, 5 days a week20 placesLong established
07964151288Their website

Coombes Community Pre School

Pre-school · Coombes Community Centre, Burns Road, Royston, SG8 5PT

Not yet inspectedBirth to 5Sessions in term time, often mornings21 placesNewly opened
07494242621

Childminders 4

Only childminders who agreed to be listed publicly appear here. Ofsted holds many more and does not publish their details.

Haynes Patricia Mary

Childminder · Royston, SG8 9QP

OutstandingBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesRegistered for decades

Tkaczuk, Abigail Elise

Childminder · Royston, SG8 5DP

GoodBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesRegistered for decades

Jones, Emma Louise

Childminder · Royston, SG8 7LE

GoodBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesLong established

Youens, Jenny

Childminder · Royston, SG8 9TH

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder3 placesRegistered a few years

After-school and holiday clubs 3

Fair Play After School Club

After-school club · Icknield Walk First School, Poplar Close, Royston, SG8 7EZ

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Before and after school, plus holidays60 placesOpen for decades
07905 001403

Fair Play Studlands Rise

After-school club · Studlands Risefirst School, Studlands Rise, Royston, SG8 9HB

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Before and after school, plus holidays30 placesLong established
07905001403

Fair Play Roman Way

After-school club · Roman Way First School, Burns Road, Royston, SG8 5EQ

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Before and after school, plus holidays26 placesLong established
07905001403

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Recently

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 Coombes Community Pre School Sessional day care
  • Jun 2026Opened Coombes Community Pre School Sessional day care
  • Jun 2025Opened Coombes Community Pre School Sessional day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Royston (Hertfordshire)

Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.

Which nurseries in Royston (Hertfordshire) take funded hours?

8 of the 27 settings in Royston (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 Royston (Hertfordshire) rated Outstanding?

Yes. 1 of the 11 settings Ofsted has inspected in Royston (Hertfordshire) hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Royston (Hertfordshire) take babies?

16 settings in Royston (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 Royston (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.

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