Yellow Star Day Nursery

6a High Street, Wheathampstead, St Albans AL4 8AA
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Funding & Fees

Babies under 2 year of age: £82 per day,
Toddlers/Preschool : £77,
Under 2s 07:30 to 13:00hrs: £55,
Over 2s 07:30 to 13:00hrs: £51,
Under 2s 13:00 to 17:45hrs: £51,
Over 2s 13:00 to 17:45hrs: £49.

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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Owner

  • Yellow Star Ltd
  • Privately Owned

Person in Charge

  • Maddie Thomspson (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 5

Total Places for Children

  • 37

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-17:45
    Tuesday 07:30-17:45
    Wednesday 07:30-17:45
    Thursday 07:30-17:45
    Friday 07:30-17:45

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas
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Yellow Star Day Nursery Reviews (9)

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Yellow Star Day Nursery has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.644) out of 10, based on 9 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Yellow Star Day Nursery has 9 reviews.

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Review from Kat H (Mother of Child) published on 26 January 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
If you want a nursery that feels more like a family than a business then Yellow Star is for you. The staff take the time to really get to know each child, to understand them and celebrate who they are. They help them to grow in confidence and let their personalities shine.


My son left Yellow Star

to start Reception in September. He is one of the youngest in his class, but thanks to the brilliant foundation Yellow Star gave him, he was more than ready. He settled into school smoothly, full of confidence, kindness, and excitement to learn and make new friends.


He still talks about Yellow Star and all the wonderful people there with so much love, and honestly, so do we. We miss it deeply, and we will always be grateful for the role they played in such an important chapter of his life.

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Review from Roz P (Mother of Child) published on 23 January 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We picked Yellow Star for our two boys and feel like it was one of the best decisions we made for them. They attended from the age of 1 until they went to school. The staff at Yellow Star gave them such wonderful nurturing care, and we really felt like part of a big family. I was completely confident
that their wellbeing was prioritised, and they felt secure and safe. They came home with such fun stories about their day and the boys are so pleased to see the staff when they bump into them in the village. The Yellow Star preschool prepared the boys well for starting Reception, and made learning fun. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Yellow Star to any other parent.
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Review from Emily F (Mother of Child) published on 20 January 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Yellow Star is the most fantastic nursery. Facilities are lovely, clean, spacious - lots of resources and activities. Staff are all so friendly, kind, nurturing - you can tell they really care for the children and love what they do.
Having experience of another nursery, Yellow Star's care is brilliant
- knowledge and understanding, and dealing of, of food intolerances is fantastic.
I wouldn't send my children anywhere else!
Maddie and all the staff are amazing, and they've created a lovely, nurturing, fun nursery, which also helps children develop and be ready for school.
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Review from Amy C (Mother of Child) published on 19 January 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
All three of our children were lucky enough to attend Yellow Star and we have absolutely loved being part of the Yellow Star family. The staff are all incredible and always go the extra mile to nurture each individual child's development. We were so sad when our youngest left nursery but so very grateful
to see him thrive at school as his sisters did because of the excellent start from Maddie and the team
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Review from D M (Mother of Child) published on 18 January 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A truly wonderful, nurturing nursery. My youngest joined in September 2023 and spent two happy years here. After initially placing him in another setting, we moved him after just three months as it simply wasn't a supportive or caring environment.
Maddie has been incredible, always welcoming and accommodating.
And she leads a fantastic team. Every staff member showed genuine care and kindness towards my son. He loved going in each day and always came home smiling.
The nursery regularly takes the children out on lovely walks, whether to the library or to visit the ducks, which my son thoroughly enjoyed. He also loved the enrichment classes on offer, including signing, yoga, and Tiny Mites.
We were so sad to leave, but we will always hold Yellow Star very close to our hearts and are incredibly grateful for the wonderful start they gave our son.
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Review from E S (Mother of Child) published on 15 January 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Yellow star are a fantastic nursery! Both my children have attended from 9months to school age and have thrived.


The teachers take care to evaluate each child for individual needs and adapt accordingly, they really prepared my boys for each developmental step and the jump to primary school.


Maddie

has been so flexible and supportive with me needing to add extra or amend days and always incredibly responsive.


I can't recommend them enough and feel privileged that my children were able to attend yellow star.

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Review from Chris N (Father of Child) published on 15 January 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter attended Yellow Star from 1 - until she graduated in 2025. From the moment go, we were very impressed. They become part of the family and our daughter could not wait to go in each week. Every one of the staff are amazing, and our daughter still talks about how much she misses it 6 months
after she left. You will not find a better nursery!!
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Review from Vivian T (Mother of Child) published on 15 January 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our two boys attended Yellow Star when they were very little, until they graduated and went to school. They both absolutely loved their time at Yellow Star, and the staff were brilliant and it felt like an extension of our family with such a nurturing and caring environment. As two working parents,
we appreciated the extra support and flexibility Yellow Star gave us - highly recommend it!
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Review from Jessica R (Mother of Child) published on 15 January 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our kids went to Yellow Star from 8 months olf(when I went back to work) until they graduated just before going to school. How lucky we were to have such high quality provision right in our village. Yellow Star is a nurturing, warm environment and any time I wanted advice I could ask, which I really
valued as a parent. Our kids still light up when they bump into their nursery teachers in the village. Strong recommend.
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Current Review Score: 9.6 (9.644)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.6 (9.644) out of 10 for Yellow Star Day Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 9 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.7 out of 5 from 9 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.944 for Yellow Star Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (102 Excellents x 5) + (6 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 108 Ratings = 4.944
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 4.7 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Yellow Star Day Nursery is based on 9 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 20 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews, 0.05 Points for the next five Positive Reviews, and finally 0.025 Points for the next ten Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.050, 7th = 0.050, 8th = 0.050, 9th = 0.050, 10th = 0.050, 11th = 0.025, 12th = 0.025, 13th = 0.025, 14th = 0.025, 15th = 0.025, 16th = 0.025, 17th = 0.025, 18th = 0.025, 19th = 0.025, 20th = 0.025) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 = 3.7
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 37 number of registered child places is 7.4, which has been reached with 9 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Yellow Star Day Nursery

What is the Age Range of Children that Yellow Star Day Nursery accepts?

Yellow Star Day Nursery accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Yellow Star Day Nursery Open?

Yellow Star Day Nursery is open: Monday 07:30-17:45, Tuesday 07:30-17:45, Wednesday 07:30-17:45, Thursday 07:30-17:45, Friday 07:30-17:45.

How many Children does Yellow Star Day Nursery have capacity for?

Yellow Star Day Nursery has capacity for a total of 37 Children.

How far is Yellow Star Day Nursery to the centre of St Albans?

4.5 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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