Royston Day Nursery
Good★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Royston for children from birth to 8+, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2025. Open since 2014, with 111 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 7AGWhat 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.
- 3 December 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 8 May 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy attending this nurturing and calm nursery. They quickly build secure relationships with staff. Babies snuggle with staff to enjoy their favourite books, while older children show care by brushing flour from staff's clothes and hands.
Staff make the most of the information obtained from parents about their children's needs and interests to inform what children need to learn from the outset. Overall themes for each room are used to provide children with new learning experiences.
Young children develop self-care skills through play, such as caring for toy dolls.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- target existing arrangements to support the professional development of staff n refine the organisation of daily routines for young children to minimise waiting times n provide parents with ideas about how they can support children's individual learning needs at home.
- 8 May 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 5 June 2024Needs improvement
- 11 September 2023Needs improvement
- 27 August 2021Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 4 graded inspections.
Still missing for Royston Day Nursery
- 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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