Fledglings Nursery & Preschool
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Berkhamsted for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2025. Open since 2001, with 72 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
HP4 2STWhat 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, 8 April 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders and staff work hard to create interesting indoor and outdoor learning experiences for children. Strong transition processes support children to settle well in their environments and engage deeply in a wealth of exciting play opportunities.
Nurturing key staff spend considerable time with children in their new rooms, familiarising them with their new routines. As a result, children are happy in their nursery and pre-school and make good progress from their starting points.
Children show high levels of curiosity in their play. Staff embrace this as an opportunity to extend children's learning. Toddlers hunt for eggs, delighting at exploring the objects hidden inside. Staff promote children's language development, encouraging them to discuss their discoveries. Older children plant seeds in the garden. They understand how they must water them and place them in the sun and keenly anticipate what vegetables they may grow into.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop effective coaching strategies that support staff to identify areas to improve their practice and raise the quality of their teaching to a consistently high standard across all areas of the setting n continue to develop effective methods of promoting children's communication skills by providing toddlers with consistent opportunities to engage in meaningful discussions with staff during play.
- 8 April 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 17 June 2024Needs improvement
- 12 July 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Fledglings Nursery & Preschool
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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