Glebe Kids
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Letchworth Garden City for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 08:30 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £54.00 a day for 2 year olds, and they take the funded hours. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 2005, with 60 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 year olds2y to 3y | £54.00s (6 hours) (2 year olds | £9.00Lunch Club (2 year olds) £18.00Afternoon Activities (2 year olds), 2 hrs £27.00Morning Nurserys (2 year olds) or Price per 3 hour, 3 hrs | £9.00Price per additional hour | |
| 3&4 year olds3y to 4y | £48.00s (6 hours) (3&4 year olds | £8.00Lunch Club (3&4 year olds) £16.00Afternoon Activities (3&4 year olds), 2 hrs £24.00Morning Nurserys (3&4 year olds), 3 hrs | – | |
| All ages | – | £9.00Breakfast Club | – | |
| All age groups and funding | – | £9.00cannot be included in govt funded hours | – |
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £9.00 an hour Price per extra hour over their 15 hours free entitlementfunded 2 year olds
Funded hours
15 and 30 hours for 2, 3 & 4 year olds, plus 2-year-old funding.
Worth knowing. Breakfast Club cannot be used as part of your child's 15 or 30 free hours; all other sessions can be used flexibly as part of your child's 15 or 30 free hours.
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
SG6 1DRWhat 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, 13 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
All children benefit exceptionally well from attending this caring and nurturing setting, where staff are highly effective at prioritising and meeting children's individual needs. They develop into the special and unique individuals that they are. Children are confident and show that they feel very safe and secure. They are completely content in their surroundings due to the excellent relationships they have with staff. Younger children laugh with delight as they make funny faces in the mirror. Staff immediately use this opportunity to build on children's understanding of their own and other's emotions. Children know what staff expect of them from an early age, and their behaviour is exemplary.
The richly resourced and highly inviting environment motivates children to be deeply engaged in their chosen play. Older children are extremely imaginative.
They share their interest in space with their friends and pretend to walk on the moon and search for treasure. Children thoroughly enjoy their time in the cosy reading shed. They show an exceptional love of books throughout the setting.
- 13 June 2023Outstanding
- 21 September 2017Good
- 23 April 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Glebe Kids
- 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.
- Is £54.00 a day still the rate? 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.