Boxmoor Pre-school
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Hemel Hempstead for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2024. Open since 1992, with 28 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Hertfordshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Hertfordshire from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
HP1 1PFWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 21 May 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children excitedly arrive at the pre-school, where leaders and staff welcome them to get ready for their day. Children develop warm relationships with staff. They feel safe and secure and put their belongings away and seek out activities. Children have developed secure attachments through an effective key-person approach.
Leaders and staff provide children with a well-sequenced curriculum based on their interests. They encourage children to persevere in their chosen tasks, which supports children to have a positive attitude towards their learning.
Communication and language are strong at the pre-school. Children build their listening and speaking skills through communication groups led by key persons.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the deployment of staff to ensure that children benefit from further engagement that supports their learning to a high level n help staff to strengthen the quality of their interactions with children so that teaching challenges and extends children's learning more effectively.
- 21 May 2024Good
- 28 June 2018Good
- 16 October 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Boxmoor Pre-school
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.