Jack in the Box at Brockswood
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Hemel Hempstead for from 2 years up to school age, open 08:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week. £6.00 a session, and they take the funded hours. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 2021, with 74 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| All ages | £6.00Tea Club £6.50Lunch Club £7.00Lunch Club, Tea Club, Breakfast Club £9.00Breakfast Club or Lunch Club £9.50Breakfast Club or Tea Club £14.00PM, 2 hrs £18.00PM, 2 hrs £21.00AM or PM, 3 hrs £27.00AM, 3 hrs |
Funded hours
2 year old funding for entitled parents, 3 and 4 year old government funding, 15 and 30 hours free per week.
Worth knowing. Funding for 15 hours for 2 year olds is available under certain criteria and/or you are receiving benefits/child tax credits. The term after your child's 3rd birthday we can offer 15/30 hours free entitlement per week between 8am and pm (dependent upon eligibility).
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 7QHWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on 26 June 2023.
Outstanding
Ofsted's top grade. The setting was judged to be doing more than is expected of it.
Still missing for Jack in the Box at Brockswood
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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.
- Is £6.00 a session 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.