Bush-E-Babes (Stobbart Hall)
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Bushey for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 2014, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Free Nursery Educational Grant (NEG) is offered to 2–3-year-olds for 15 hours and 30 hours are available for 3, 4 and 5-year-olds providing Eligibility Status.
Worth knowing. Consumable charge of £4.00 per session morning and\or afternoon session will be added; funding is ONLY for 15-30 hours per week and term time, which means you only have this allowance for a total of 38 weeks per year and can only apply for this via one setting only.
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
WD23 2EQWhat 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, 6 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy the time they spend in this friendly nursery. They are happy to arrive and separate from parents with ease. Children form close relationships with all staff. They rush to greet them and are eager to discuss the activities they have enjoyed during the holidays. The enthusiastic staff listen attentively to children and enjoy joining in their play. For example, staff and children laugh and joke together when dancing to music and playing games. This encourages children to settle well and feel secure in the nursery.
Children are thoroughly engaged throughout their time in this stimulating learning environment. They quickly become absorbed in the numerous activities that the manager and staff skilfully plan. For example, children are learning about arctic animals. They explore the snowy habitat in a sensory activity, and create their own winter scenes with the wide range of craft materials available.
Children behave well in the nursery. They are kind and considerate to one another, inviting others into their play. Children follow instructions well and are eager to offer help in tasks. For example, they work well as a team to tidy away toys and activities before story time. Staff have effective behaviour management strategies in place to support children's understanding of appropriate behaviour. For example, children use sand timers to monitor the time they spend playing with popular resources.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support children's development further by taking every opportunity to extend their learning during sessions of free play n enhance current methods of coaching to support staff to identify areas for improvement in their practice.
- 6 January 2023Good
- 15 March 2022Needs improvement
- 21 September 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bush-E-Babes (Stobbart Hall)
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- Nappies
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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? 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
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