Cocospreschool
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Waltham Cross for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2024. Open since 2006, with 50 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Spaces with 2yr old funding 15 hour & 30 hour funding for 3yr and 4yr olds.
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
EN8 9DWWhat 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, 24 May 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff have realistic expectations for children based on their age and individual abilities. Children are happy and settled. They are keen to interact in the activities staff plan for them. Children demonstrate good levels of engagement and concentration and behave well. They develop friendships with others, helping them with tasks without prompting. Staff speak respectfully to children, which helps children to recognise how to build positive interactions with those around them.
The curriculum on offer is clearly sequenced to build on children's skills so that they are fully prepared for the next stage in their learning. Staff monitor children closely and progress them to a more advanced group when they recognise that they are ready to move on. Younger children learn about sounds in the environment around them. This helps them to develop their understanding of letters, and the sounds they make, when they are older.
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive strong support and make good progress. Staff carefully consider the impact of any adaptations to the learning environment before they make changes. They provide children with comfort and reassurance, recognising how their needs change throughout the day, adapting their routine accordingly.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- guide staff to challenge and extend the most able children in their learning to help them make even more rapid progress.
- 24 May 2024Good
- 19 July 2019Good
- 27 January 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Cocospreschool
- 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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