Kindred Royston Church House Nursery and Pre-School
Good★ 3.4 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Royston for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 May 2024. Open since 2022, with 92 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
SG8 5ABWhat 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, 30 May 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children and their families receive a warm welcome as they arrive at nursery. Staff take time to speak to parents about important information that helps them to care for the children throughout the day. These very good relationships help children to feel settled and secure at nursery. Children quickly settle into their day, playing with staff and exploring the toys and resources. Children of all ages have great fun playing with sand. They fill buckets, scooping up sand on small spades and in other containers. Children quickly learn from staff how to turn the bucket over as fast as possible and to pat it before lifting to reveal the sandcastle.
Children behave well in the nursery. Staff model polite and kind behaviour, encouraging children to share, take turns and to say 'please' and 'thank you'. This helps children to develop positive relationships with other children and builds their ability to regulate their own behaviour. Children benefit from a wide range of experiences where they learn about the world around them. Staff invite members of the local community to the nursery to talk to the children about their work. This includes time with a firefighter and with the animals from the mobile farm. Staff organise special events for children, such as 'cardboard box day' and the 'flower festival'. These experiences help to broaden children's knowledge and inspire their creativity.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- assist staff to organise mealtimes more effectively so they are able to give children more support to practise the skills they need to use cutlery and pour their drinks n support staff to more consistently ensure that their teaching precisely matches children's emerging learning needs.
- 30 May 2024Good
Still missing for Kindred Royston Church House Nursery and 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.
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