Christchurch Nursery
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Radlett for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 2006, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
30 hour and 15 hour funding available for children aged 2-3 years, 3-5 years.
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
WD7 8DDWhat 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, 12 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy and are keen to come into the nursery. They are warmly welcomed by the friendly and nurturing staff. Children who are new to setting and are initially upset, settle quickly and soon engage in play. Children are excited to see the door to the outside area is open and immediately move outdoors to play and learn. Dressing up is currently a favourite activity of the children. They pretend to be superheroes, firefighters and doctors. Children take resources from the inside to the garden and this helps to extend their imaginative play.
Staff take children's interests and learning needs into consideration as they devise and implement the curriculum. They are aware of the wide divide between the younger two-year olds and the school leavers and adapt their teaching as necessary. For example, they provide more structured opportunities for older children to practise writing their names and learning about letter sounds. All children are learning how to do things for themselves. They have snack when they are ready and are pleased to pour their own drinks. Children play cooperatively, they listen to and respect staff. Children's behaviour throughout the nursery is good.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review teaching and learning offered through adult planned activities to help children to use their own ideas as they develop their creativity n enhance the arrangements for staff supervision, in order to tailor professional development opportunities to their individual needs, to help raise the quality of teaching to the highest possible level.
- 12 June 2024Good
- 5 July 2018Good
- 9 June 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Christchurch Nursery
- What it costs
- 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
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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