Little Robins Pre-School
Ofsted report card Nov 2025Takes funded hours★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in St Albans for from 2 years up to school age, open 08:30 to 15:15, 5 days a week. £70.00 a day for 2 - 3 years old (Buttercup Group), and they take the funded hours. Inspected under Ofsted's new report card in November 2025. Open since 2017, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 - 3 years old (Buttercup Group)2y to 3y | £70.00if not covered by funding | £15.00if not covered by funding £40.00if not covered by funding | |
| 3-5 years (Bluebell Group)3y to 5y | – | £15.00if not covered by funding £35.00if not covered by funding |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £2.60 A hot school lunch optional
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 and 30 hours for those who are eligible.
Worth knowing. If the funding does not cover all the hours you wish to book the following charges apply.
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
AL1 3RRWhat Ofsted found, area by area
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives a standard in each of seven areas rather than one overall grade. Expected standard means it is doing what it should.
What 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.
- 14 November 2025Report card seven areas graded separately Safeguarding: Met
- 13 February 2025Needs improvement Safeguarding: Yes
- 14 March 2019Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Robins Pre-School
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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 £70.00 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.