Triangle Pre-School
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Stevenage for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 15:45, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2024. Open since 2015, 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
SG2 9UAWhat 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, 5 December 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff place children at the heart of everything they do. Tailored settling-in sessions meet the unique needs of each child and their family. Staff recognise the utmost importance of gathering lots of initial information from parents about their children's interests and needs. They use this information very well to plan a curriculum that closely follows children's own choices and supports their good progress. Children are confident, happy and curious in their play and learning because the staff team and approved volunteers are highly effective role models.
Staff frequently praise children for their efforts and sensitively remind them of the setting's golden rules. Children have a positive attitude to learning and understand expectations.
Children show a strong love of books. Inviting activities linked to the story of the week motivate children to recall repeated refrains. Staff enthusiastically read to children, immediately capturing their attention. Staff prioritise children's communication and language. They skilfully incorporate the word of the week at every opportunity and sensitively repeat words back to children to support their correct pronunciation. Children are imaginative and show strong bonds with staff.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the organisation of adult-led group activities to fully support children's participation n use everyday routines to develop children's independence skills further so they can do more things by themselves.
- 5 December 2024Good
- 25 January 2019Good
- 4 November 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Triangle 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.