Hitchin and Rural Children’s If you are a parent/carer of a two year old and receive Centre Group certain benefits your child could be entitled to free early education. Pre Schools and Day Nurseries To find out if you are eligible and to apply for a place visit www.hertsdirect.org/parents or pop in to your in Hitchin and Surrounding Villages
Day Nurseries Pre Schools Day nurseries provide care and ed- Pre-schools and playgroups ucation for pre-school children provide early years education for aged from six weeks to five years children up to the age of five. Run old. Whether privately run, commu- by trained early years profession- Bluebell Oughton York Road nity, council or workplace they must als, they emphasize parental Children’s Centre, Children’s Centre Children’s Centre be registered and regularly in- involvement. Many voluntary play- Standhill Road, Mattocke Road, York Road, spected by Ofsted. Strict guidelines groups are run by a parent commit- on staff to children ratios must be tee, with a maximum staffing of one Hitchin, Hitchin, Hitchin, complied with. Hours tend to fit in adult to every eight children. They Herts, Herts, Herts, with the average working day of offer a variety of sessions, SG4 9AF SG5 2NZ SG5 1XA 8am to 6pm and care is usually extended and full day care, provided all year round. You can providing play and learning oppor- 01462 459043 01462 436927 01462 442438 send your child full or part-time. tunities alongside childcare.
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This information was correct at the time of going to print November 2016 Day Nurseries Pre Schools Breachwood Green Preschool Highbury Lodge Village Hall, Chapel Road, Breachwood Green, Hertfordshire, SG4 8NX Tel: 01438 831099 Web: [email protected] 11 Highbury Road Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 9RW Tel: 01462 434317 Web: www.nurseries.childbasepartnership.com Early Days Playgroup Oughton Primary & Nursery School, Mattocke Rd, Hitchin, Hertfordshire SG5 2NZ Tel: 01462 437643 Email: [email protected] Kinders Mill Day Nursery 117 Grove Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 0AA Goslings Playgroup Tel: 01462 642666 Web: www.kindersmill.co.uk Mobile Building, Whitehill School, Whitehill Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire SG4 9HT Tel: 01462 622662 Web: www.goslings-playgroup.co.uk
Little Buttons Day Nursery Graveley Preschool The OId Barn, Brick Kiln Lane, Cockernhoe, LU2 8PX Village Hall, High Street, Gravely, Hertfordshire, SG4 7LE Tel: 0759548647 Email: [email protected] Tel: 01582 72233 Web: www.littlebuttonsdaynursery.co.uk Hexton Village Playgroup Millenium First Steps St Faiths Centre Church, Hexton, Hitchin, Hertfordshire SG5 3JN Tel: 01582 881481 Unit 1A, Station Approach, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 9UW (Adjoining Hitchin Railway Station) Ickleford Pre-school Tel: 01462 423666 Web: www.millenniumfirststeps.com Ickleford Village Hall, 82 Arlesey Road, Ickleford. SG5 3TG Tel: 07951 801574 Web: www.icklefordpreschool.org
Smartys Day Nursery Offley Pre-school Old Community Centre, Burford Way, Hitchin, Hertfordshire SG5 2UZ School Lane, Great Offley, Hitchin, Hertfordshire SG5 3AT Tel: 01462 768606 Web: www.offley-preschool.org Tel: 01462 441397 Web: www.smartysdaynursery.co.uk Pirton Pre-school St Paul's Walden Nursery High St, Pirton, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 3PS Tel: 01462 711817 Web: http://www.pirtonpreschool.co.uk Bendish Lane, Whitwell, Hertfordshire, SG4 8HX Tel: 01438 871166 Web: www.whitwellnursery.co.uk Playbox Pre-school Hitchin Christian Centre, Bedford Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1HF Tel: 01462 442238 Web: www.playboxhitchin.com Toad Hall Nursery Group Glover Centre, 23-25 Bury Mead Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1RT Preston Nursery School Tel: 01462 427020 Web: www.toadhall-nursery.co.uk Preston Village Hall, School Lane, Preston, Hertfordshire, SG4 7UE Tel: 01462 438985 Web: www.prestonnurseryschool.co.uk
Yorkies Daycare Strathmore Pre-School Strathmore Infant and Nursery School, Old Hale Way, Hitchin, York Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1XA Hertfordshire, SG5 1XR Tel: 01462 632333 Web: www.yorkiesdaycare.co.uk Tel: 07593 742755 Web: www.strathmorepreschool.yolasite.com
Teddy Bears Pre-school St Michaels Community Centre, St Michaels Road, Hitchin, Herts, SG4 0QA Tel: 07582016125 Web: teddybearspreschool.co.uk
Tilehouse Street Pre-school Tilehouse Street Baptist Church, Upper Tilehouse Street, Hitchin, Herts, SG5 2EE Tel: 01462 441440 Web: www.tilehousestreetpreschool.org.uk