Squiggles Pre School
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Broxbourne for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2019, with 40 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
EN10 7QFWhat 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, 10 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy and are warmly greeted by friendly staff. They show growing independence as they hang up their belongings and place their names on the registration board. Children enjoy sitting as a group listening to stories. They show they are familiar with how stories are structured, as they join in and are confident to give their views. Children and staff discuss what they did for the recent coronation of the new King. Children demonstrate their strong speech and language skills as they describe in detail what they know about London.
Children thoroughly enjoy being outdoors, where they have many opportunities to be active and to explore. They sit patiently watching a timer while waiting for a ride on their favourite bike. Children respect when it is someone else's turn and happily move on to another activity. They are learning ways to keep themselves safe. For example, children explain how to use the zebra crossing and know the red sign means they have to stop and green is when they can go. Children play cooperatively. They listen to, and respect, staff. Children's behaviour is very good.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance partnership working with other settings children attend, to promote more continuity in children's learning and development n strengthen the procedures for recording children's attendance to ensure that all children are registered as soon as they arrive.
- 10 May 2023Good
- 14 December 2022Inadequate
- 30 June 2022Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Squiggles 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.