The Early Bird Pre-School (Wheathampstead)
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open a few years
A pre-school in St. Albans for from 1 year up to school age, open 08:00 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2025. Open since 2022, with 40 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 hours per week universal funding for 3-4 year olds, 15 hours for eligible 2 year olds, and 30 hours for eligible working families of children aged 9+ months.
Worth knowing. Daily Care Charge applies to funded sessions; all entitlement subject to places being available; 2-year-old funding requires a local authority code.
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
AL4 8TPWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on 23 April 2025.
Good
Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.
Still missing for The Early Bird Pre-School (Wheathampstead)
- What it costs
- Meals
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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.