Ofsted report card

St Paul's Walden Nursery

Hitchin, Hertfordshire · SG4 8HX

Inspected by Ofsted on 21 October 2024 under the report card framework.

Registration

Ofsted URN
EY293964
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care
Registered since
3 September 2004
Local authority
Hertfordshire

On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.

Where it is

Hitchin, Hertfordshire · SG4 8HX. Location from the Ofsted register.

Inspection history

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.

  1. 10 December 2018 inspection Good
  2. 8 October 2015 inspection Good
  3. 18 January 2011 inspection Good
  4. 18 July 2005 inspection Requires Improvement

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St Paul's Walden Nursery in Hitchin, Hertfordshire was last inspected on 21 October 2024. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

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St Paul's Walden Nursery has been registered with Ofsted since 3 September 2004. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY293964.

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