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Abbot's Hill Day Nursery & Pre-School

Bunkers Lane, Hemel Hempstead HP3 8RP
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Abbot's Hill Day Nursery & Pre-School, Hemel Hempstead
Abbot's Hill Day Nursery & Pre-School, Hemel Hempstead
Abbot's Hill Day Nursery & Pre-School, Hemel Hempstead

Abbot's Hill Day Nursery & Pre-School is a purpose-built day nursery for children aged six months to four years. It is situated next to Abbot's Hill Prep School.

The modern and spacious nursery is contained over one level, provides children with free-flow access to the nursery's outside space and provides full day care, all year round.

Children have access to three main age-specific areas, all of which have resources that have been carefully selected to enhance learning and development.

Funding & Fees

September 2025 -
Under 3's:
Full day, 8am - 5:30pm - £92

Short day, 8:30am - 3:30pm - £82

Over 3's:
Full day, 8:00am - 5:30pm - £103* before funding applied

Short day, 8:30am - 3:30pm -£98* before funding applied

All children:
Early drop off, 7:30am - 8am - £5

Late collection, 5:30pm - 6pm - £5

Term time only option available in Stepping Up

Contact Abbot's Hill Day Nursery & Pre-School to get a personalised quote:

Type of Service

  • Day Nursery

Opening Schedule

Open all year

Full days available

Yes

Half day sessions offered

No

Owner

  • Abbot's Hill School
  • Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned

Person in charge

  • Sarah Lanchbery (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 20

Registered Charity Number

  • 311053

Total Places for Children

  • 65

Age Range

  • from 0 years 6 months
  • to 4 years 11 months

Meals Provided

No

Consumables provided

No

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:00
  • Tuesday 07:30-18:00
  • Wednesday 07:30-18:00
  • Thursday 07:30-18:00
  • Friday 07:30-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays, 1 week at Christmas & 1 week in the Summer

Abbot's Hill Day Nursery & Pre-School Reviews (98)

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Abbot's Hill Day Nursery & Pre-School has a Review Score of 10 (9.975) out of 10, based on 20 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Abbot's Hill Day Nursery & Pre-School has 98 reviews.

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Review from Andrew G (Father of Child) published on 30 March 2021 Submitted via Website
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Standard of care and compassion exemplary. All activities, standard of teaching and professionalism excellent. Very happy with my child's welfare and development and would thoroughly recommend the Nursery. Members of staff genuinely care and are diligent and efficient in everything they do. The way the nursery and all staff have worked and handled Covid lockdown conditions selflessly is beyond excellent! Well done and thank you to all.

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Review from Alexandra D (Mother of Child) published on 18 March 2021 Submitted via Website
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My son recently joined the nursery. We were so pleased with the level of care my daughter received when she attended 2016 - 2020, so we were really happy that we managed to secure a place for my son. He has settled in so well and runs into nursery smiling and laughing. It really does have a 'family' feel. The range of facilities is superb and he enjoys all of the activities the staff work so hard to offer. His walking, speech and eating have all come on 'leaps and bounds' since starting in September.

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Review from Rebecca G (Mother of Child) published on 16 March 2021 Submitted via Website
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I couldn’t be happier with Abbott’s Hill nursery. All the staff are friendly, professional and experts in their field, dedicated to the children’s welfare and development. My little boy is so happy at the nursery and always excited to go. We are very lucky to have a nursery of this quality.

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Review from Carly B (Mother of Child) published on 2 March 2020 Submitted via Website
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This is an outstanding nursery. The staff, at all levels, are kind, helpful and put the welfare and happiness of the child ahead of all.
My daughter has some additional movement needs, which the staff are always considerate of, building her confidence and offering in-depth and careful feedback to me. This has been incredibly helpful and made home/school consistency incredibly easy.

The facilities are outstanding and staff are always making improvements to ensure the best possible experience and outcomes for each child. My daughter is excited to go to nursery in the morning. I would highly highly recommend Abbots Hill to any parent.

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Review from Dave D (Grandfather of Child) published on 20 February 2020 Submitted via Website
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I am the grandfather of a child at this nursery and deliver and collect him on a regular basis.
I have always found the staff extremely professional, highly customer focused and willing to offer help and advice. They are all to a person constantly thinking and working for the best interests of the children in their care.
I particularly like and appreciate the time they set aside at collection time to discuss with each parent/relative face to face the activities, mood, eating behaviour and support offered that day or session. This is further supported and supplied with a hand over sheet.
I can honestly say that every member of staff and management I have met or spoken to are highly professional in their approach to child care.
The site itself is, without doubt, the best-equipped nursery I have come across.

I would highly recommend this nursery to any parent.

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Review from Farrah V (Mother of Child) published on 20 February 2020 Submitted via Website
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This nursery maintains an excellent level of child care, offers a nutritious and varied menu, encourages as much outdoor play as possible and really celebrates different events and cultures across the board. The staff are always friendly and genuinely care. My son has been going to this nursery since the age of 6 months and he is now just a little over 2 and I have never had any issues. The parents evenings are informative and really give the parents a chance to discuss progress, and the updates on the app as well as the pictures make parents feel they are missing less of those special moments and have regular updates of how their child is progressing.

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Review from Anna A (Mother of Child) published on 20 February 2020 Submitted via Website
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This is a wonderful nursery and we couldn’t recommend it more highly. Our daughter has thrived in this caring and nurturing environment. The staff are so friendly and kind, always have time and work collaboratively with us as parents.
Not once has our daughter not wanted to go to nursery and she speaks so excitedly about her day when we pick her up.

Our other daughter starts at the end of the year and we can’t wait to see her enjoy everything her sister has so far. Well done to everyone at Abbot’s for making this such a wonderful little community.

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Review from Carly O (Mother of Child) published on 20 February 2020 Submitted via Website
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We love this nursery, my daughter is in Stepping Up now and we will be so so sad to leave the nursery. She has loved her time here and we couldn’t be happier. All the staff are professional, caring and you can tell they really enjoy working with the children. We can’t recommend Abbot’s Hill Nursery enough.

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Review from Bobby (Father of Child) published on 20 February 2020 Submitted via Website
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My daughter has been attending the nursery since January this year and we couldn't be happier with every area within the nursery and the care provided.

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Review from Lizzie W (Mother of Child) published on 12 April 2019 Submitted via Website
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I could not recommend this nursery highly enough. They provide excellent care for my daughter. They have helped so much with her development and suggest activities we can do at home. I drop her each morning knowing she is going to have a fun-filled day in a safe caring environment.

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Review from Emma S (Mother of Child) published on 12 April 2019 Submitted via Website
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We are absolutely thrilled with how well our daughter has settled in to Abbot's Hill Nursery. The staff are all wonderful and always happy to see her, the nursery itself is always spotless and we only ever get smiles from our daughter when dropping her off. We love receiving updates on her progress and are so pleased with how far she has come along since she started. The communication with parents is great and we are encouraged to tell the staff what she has been doing at the weekends so they can talk to her about her experiences and practice any new achievements when going back on Monday. The meals provided by the lovely cook are always nutritious and healthy, security is good and the staff clearly enjoy their roles. We couldn't be happier and would highly recommend every aspect of Abbot's Hill Nursery!

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Review from Bea C (Mother of Child) published on 12 April 2019 Submitted via Website
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My daughter loves this nursery. I’m so glad we got space for her as it was fully booked when we moved into the area. She enjoys playing with her little friends and enjoys the ballet and music classes. The garden is beautifully looked after and safe to play there.

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Review from Arti W (Mother of Child) published on 14 March 2019 Submitted via Website
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We moved our daughter from her previous setting as I just wasn't happy with the structure in place for 'learning and development'. Choosing Abbots Hill Day Nursery was by far the best decision we made. Our girl, who has been in stepping up for almost a year, has come leaps and bounds and the staff are always welcoming and always smiling. We were ecstatic when a space became available for our son to join footsteps and at drop off he walks in and goes about his nursery day as if it's his second home so I know he is happy there. The nursery management are also a fantastic team and again always available to help with any questions/ advice needed. Being able to see how my children spend their day and how they are developing according to the EYFS via the online app is also a huge plus and allows us to focus on specific areas at home. I cannot recommend this nursery enough.

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Review from Sarah L (Mother of Child) published on 7 March 2019 Submitted via Website
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I would wholeheartedly recommend Abbot’s Hill to other parents. My daughter started just shy of 10 months and the staff took great care to settle her and now she loves it there, often wandering off without so much as a goodbye to me these days. The variety and quality of the food on offer is fantastic and the nursery cook took great care when helping with our daughter’s lactose intolerance. Having seen many other nurseries, I have not seen any which compare to Abbot’s Hill.

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Review from Kieran L (Father of Child) published on 7 March 2019 Submitted via Website
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Our daughter thoroughly enjoys her time at nursery and we love seeing updates on her learning journal throughout the day. I would 100% recommend this nursery to other parents.

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Review from Vina V (Mother of Child) published on 6 February 2019 Submitted via Website
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The staff at Abbots Hill Nursery and Preschool are great and always cared for my daughter. We've been with them since October 2016 and cannot find them fault. Every morning when we enter the nursery, the happy and energetic faces of the staff gives a very warm welcome and it gives us assurance that the day is sorted. They show dedication and create a lovely, fun and warm environment for the children and they are true 'kid' lovers, and in my opinion, this is one of the most important characteristics for people working in a school setting.
My daughter has a clear affection for the staff and has bonded with everyone there.
When I pick my little one in the evening, her happy face speaks loud that she had a great day!
Thanks for everything that you do to look after my daughter.

I have no reservations about leaving my daughter in the care of this nursery and would recommend it to other families living in the area.

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Review from Sarah S (Mother of Child) published on 6 February 2019 Submitted via Website
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If there was the option to rate Abbots Hill Nursery higher than “excellent”, then we would! We are overwhelmingly pleased with all aspects of our daughters care over the past 8 months. Her development and learning has blossomed since starting in Tiny Toes and the staff are absolutely lovely.

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Review from Rosie M (Mother of Child) published on 4 February 2019 Submitted via Website
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We initially moved our daughter here after previously being disappointed with the nursery she was in. It was the best decision we’ve ever made. Having come from an environment where she was unhappy and no learning was applied she has now blossomed into the happiest child. She looks forward to going into pre-school every day. She can write her name beautifully and brings home wonderful creations! We couldn’t be happier with her progress and how the wonderful staff have nurtured her.

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Review from Hilal L (Mother of Child) published on 31 January 2019 Submitted via Website
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I highly recommend Abbot’s Hill Nursery. My baby is very young, has started Nursery 7 months old but with the quality of the staff, brilliant menu, Nursery Management’s approach and attention to detail fot every child is amazing.

They track the development of every single child in a great way and as parents we get the updates very regularly.

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Review from Jacqui D (Mother of Child) published on 31 January 2019 Submitted via Website
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My daughter started at the nursery in November, she is only 2 but loves going and has never cried at drop which says it all really. I am so happy with the nursery, its set up really well, the staff are great and really friendly and I get updates what she's been up to regularly. Really pleased and highly recommend it.

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Sarah Lanchbery Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2015
Sarah Lanchbery

Sarah joined Abbot's Hill Nursery in September 2015, when the nursery was still being built, as Deputy Nursery Manager before taking over the role of Nursery Manager in June 2022.

Sarah is currently on maternity leave.

Bethany Yiallouros Job Title: Deputy Nursery Manager Joined: 2015
Bethany Yiallouros

Beth joined the Abbots Hill nursery in September 2015, just before the Nursery opened. She quickly took on the role of Tiny Toes (6m - 2y) Room Leader before taking on the role of Deputy Nursery Manager in June 2022.

Beth is currently covering the Nursery Manager role.

Ashlea Webb Job Title: Tiny Toes Room Leader and Third in charge Joined: 2015
Ashlea Webb

Ashlea joined the nursery in October 2015, working as a practitioner in the Footsteps (2-3y) room before receiving a promotion to Room Leader of Footsteps. In June 2022, she took over as Room Leader of Tiny Toes (6m - 2y) and Third in charge, deputising for the Nursery Manager and Deputy as required.

Ashlea is currently covering the Deputy Manager role.

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