Flamstead Village Pre-School
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Flamstead for children from birth to 8+, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2022. Open since 1993, with 24 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
AL3 8BNWhat 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 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are excited to attend this warm and welcoming pre-school. They are happy when they arrive, eager to greet staff and tell them all about the snow that has fallen overnight. Staff create an exciting learning environment for all children.
They use children's interests to create activities which attract their attention. For example, staff leave out some bricks, a photo of a gingerbread house and the gingerbread man story. Children quickly recognise this familiar story and go to investigate. They work with staff and use their imagination to build their own gingerbread houses. Staff build on the knowledge children already have of how to create different buildings and encourage them to make a home for the pre-school's elf. Children delight as they manage to hide the elf for others to find.
Children demonstrate the wonderful relationships they have with staff, as they welcome them into their play. They enjoy sharing stories with staff, cuddling in, and enjoying the close contact. Children have good understanding of the preschool routine. They know to wash their hands before they have snack, so they are clean and free of germs. Children behave well and they understand staff's expectations of them.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- refine the way information about children's starting points is gathered to provide staff with more accurate knowledge of what children can already do and what they need to do next n create effective monitoring procedures to ensure that information and regulation forms regarding committee members are completed in a timely manner.
- 12 December 2022Good
- 17 March 2017Good
- 23 October 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Flamstead Village 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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