Kindred Hemel Hempstead
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Hemel Hempstead for children from birth to 5, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 July 2023. Open since 2018, with 68 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
HP1 2REWhat 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, 19 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thoroughly enjoy their time at this friendly nursery. They are excited to arrive and chat enthusiastically to the nurturing staff. Children of all ages form close bonds with one another and the attentive staff. Babies seek out their key staff when tired. They cuddle and blow kisses to their friends before nap time.
Older children adopt a buddy system that supports them in making friends when they move to a new room.
Children demonstrate high levels of independence. Babies receive lots of encouragement when using cutlery to feed themselves at mealtimes. Toddlers confidently complete essential hygiene routines, such as washing hands and cleaning their faces with minimal help. Pre-school children pour drinks and serve their own meals at lunchtime.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- evaluate the effectiveness of daily routines to ensure older children benefit from consistently high-quality interactions from staff throughout the day n enhance current methods of coaching and mentoring to support room leaders in evaluating the effectiveness of their practice and raise the quality of teaching to a consistently high level.
- 19 July 2023Good
- 30 August 2022Needs improvement
- 2 March 2022Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kindred Hemel Hempstead
- 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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