Childcare in Waltham Cross
Waltham Cross has 12 day nurseries, 5 pre-schools, 15 school nursery classes, 10 childminders and 8 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 22 of them and rated 21 Good or better, 3 of them Outstanding. 28 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.
10 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 Premier Education - Churchfield Academy Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Hurst Drive SSS Provision Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened SSS Provision CH Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed EM Tuition - Halsey Hall Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Hurst Drive SSS Provision Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Little Fields Pre School Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened Michael, Sinnit
- Jun 2025Opened Orchid Kids Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened EM Tuition - Halsey Hall Sessional day care
- Jun 2025Closed Little Cherubs Kids Club Sessional day care
- Jun 2025Closed Pec Sports Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Waltham Cross
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Waltham Cross take funded hours?
21 of the 50 settings in Waltham Cross 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Waltham Cross rated Outstanding?
Yes. 3 of the 22 settings Ofsted has inspected in Waltham Cross hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Waltham Cross take babies?
34 settings in Waltham Cross 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 Waltham Cross?
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 Waltham Cross
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.