Fingerprints Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Hemel Hempstead for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 08:30 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2023. Open since 2020, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 hours for 3-4 year olds, 30 hours for eligible children from 9 months to 4 years, 15 hours for eligible 2 year 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
HP2 4GZWhat 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 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and confident in this warm and nurturing environment. They are eager to learn and swiftly engage in a range of stimulating activities that reflects their interests and previous experiences. Children are imaginative and pretend to be a dentist. They welcome staff's sensitive interaction in their play.
This motivates them to talk about when and how they clean their teeth at home.
Group time is a positive experience when staff provide children with a strong sense of belonging.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide opportunities for children who speak English as an additional language to hear and use their home language to further support their communication skills n strengthen the planning of the outdoor area to provide children more space to fully develop their physical skills.
- 6 February 2023Good
- 23 June 2022Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Fingerprints Pre-School
- What it costs
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.