Leverstock Green Playgroup
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Hemel Hempstead for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 14:30, 5 days a week. £7.10 an hour for 3/4 Year olds. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2024. Open since 1992, with 26 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
3/4 Year olds £7.10 per hour
One published rate, dated September 2024. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
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
HP3 8QGWhat 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, 2 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their time at this welcoming setting. Staff promote the setting's ethos of treating children as individuals and take care in understanding their needs and interests. This sensitive approach aids children in settling and they become confident and independent in their play. Staff show children they are positive about learning and offer them praise and encouragement. Children respond to this, confidently trying new activities and often challenging themselves. For example, children challenge themselves to complete increasingly complex puzzles. They concentrate and persevere until they complete their task.
Thoughtful daily practice helps children to build a good appreciation of healthy lifestyles. For instance, children sing a song about 'catching' coughs and sneezes, talking about why this is important. Children have many opportunities that aid them in developing their physical skills. For example, they enjoy dance sessions, where they hop, wiggle and jump. Staff are good role models and have high standards regarding children's behaviour. They talk with them about this and help children to understand the effect they have on others. Children respond to this, for example, as they share the toys and resources. Ongoing explanations from staff support children in understanding safety. For instance, children understand why they need to allow each other space when doing exercises.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to continue to develop their practice to raise the quality of teaching to a consistently high standard n review the daily procedures at times of transition so that staff better support children to remain engaged.
- 2 July 2024Good
- 5 October 2018Outstanding
- 4 November 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Leverstock Green Playgroup
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- 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 £7.10 an hour still the rate? 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.