North Bushey Pre-school
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Bushey for children from birth to 8+, open 08:45 to 15:15, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2022. Open since 2012, with 30 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
WD23 2AWWhat 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, 31 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children come into the pre-school happily and quickly settle. They enjoy exploring indoors and outdoors. They greet their friends and take part in a broad range of learning opportunities with enthusiasm. Children engage with staff members who take opportunities to bring stories to life. For example, staff and children make chalk marks on the tarmac to represent the different stages of 'We're Going on a
Bear Hunt'. They then act out the story, waving their hands to represent 'swishyswashy grass' and lifting their legs slowly as they walk through the 'sticky mud'.
The children squeal with delight when they find the 'bear' in a playhouse and pretend to run away. This helps them to develop their communication skills and shows they understand and can retell stories.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to help them shape activities, such as group times, to extend opportunities for the oldest and most-able children to make their best possible progress and to help the younger children be more engaged n develop partnerships with other settings that children attend to help provide more continuity in their learning.
- 31 March 2022Good
- 26 September 2017Outstanding
- 22 January 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for North Bushey 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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