Strong Roots Forest School
Outstanding★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in St. Albans for from 1 year up to school age, open 09:30 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £7.00 a session for 1-4 years. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2021, with 36 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
£7.00 per child per session, booked in Half Term Blocks, in advance.
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
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
AL2 1AFWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on 23 May 2023.
Outstanding
Ofsted's top grade. The setting was judged to be doing more than is expected of it.
Still missing for Strong Roots Forest School
- Funded hours
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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 £7.00 a session 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.
- 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.