The Hive
Not yet inspectedTakes funded hours5 and overLong established
A day nursery in Northwood for children 5 and over, open 09:00 to 15:30, 2 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Ofsted has not yet published a graded inspection. Open since 2021.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
2 Year Old Free Entitlement (subject to eligibility), 3 and 4 year old Universal Free Entitlement, 30 Hours Free Childcare Entitlement (subject to eligibility).
Worth knowing. The Government funding does not cover the cost of camp fire snacks, consumables (such as nappies, wipes, and creams), and specialist Forest School activities (such as whittling, tool and fire activities, shelter building, campfire cooking, allotment gardening, music and bee keeping). For those families who access our services solely for their FEEE provision, these are optional extras. We offer this entitlement stretched over 52 weeks of the year. We do not offer the FEEE entitlement over 38 week.
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
HA6 2HTWhat Ofsted said
Ofsted hasn't published a graded inspection for this setting yet.
Not yet inspected
Ofsted has not published a graded inspection for this setting.
Still missing for The Hive
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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.
- 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.
- 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.