Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Hertford is set within a beautiful, characterful listed townhouse, Cecil House, in the heart of Hertford. The setting blends traditional charm with bright, modern learning spaces, creating a warm, homely environment where children feel safe, confident, and ready to explore. The nursery welcomes children from as young as three months through to school age.
The nursery is arranged across two floors, with carefully designed spaces for each...
Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Hertford is set within a beautiful, characterful listed townhouse, Cecil House, in the heart of Hertford. The setting blends traditional charm with bright, modern learning spaces, creating a warm, homely environment where children feel safe, confident, and ready to explore. The nursery welcomes children from as young as three months through to school age.
The nursery is arranged across two floors, with carefully designed spaces for each age group. The baby room provides a calm, nurturing environment with soft furnishings and sensory resources to support early development, comfort, and security.
Toddlers benefit from a bright, engaging room designed to encourage independence, curiosity, and social interaction through a wide range of accessible resources and play based learning.
The pre-school area offers interconnected rooms with a free flow approach, allowing children to move between learning zones that support creativity, problem solving, and school readiness.
A dedicated sensory room provides a peaceful retreat where children can relax, regulate emotions, and enjoy calming sensory experiences away from the busier nursery areas.
Outside, the secure garden offers opportunities for active play, physical development, and imaginative exploration, with space for both energetic activities and quieter outdoor learning.
Overall, Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Hertford provides a welcoming, well balanced setting within a unique historic building, offering thoughtfully designed environments where children can learn, grow, and thrive at every stage of their early years journey.
Parking for the nursery is located at the rear of the building.
Funding & Fees
Accepts government fundingAccepts tax-free childcare
Typical monthly cost for a 3-days place
£616/ month
Term-time only attendance is available for families who can show they work in schools or term-time roles.
Term-time only attendance is available for families who can show they work in schools or term-time roles.
A 10% discount is available for NHS, Emergency Services, and Armed Forces workers, as well as for the eldest sibling. One discount is applicable per family. This offer is valid for paid sessions only.
Per full-day funded session, a voluntary £11 food charge and a £5.50 personal hygiene and health charge apply.
A School Day session (9:00am–3:00pm) is available for £74.00, with a voluntary consumables charge of £9.00 when funded hours are used.
Calculated from data given to us by this nursery. Your final quote may vary slightly.
Averaged monthly figure. Actual billing varies; some nurseries bill weekly or by use.
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9 months to 2 years • 3-days • 30 hours funding • all year
How this price scales (per month)
1 day per week
£115
3 days per week
£616
5 days per week
£1,556
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What this price covers
Standard chargeable day 7:30am to 6:30pm (11 hours)
22.4 funded hours used per week. Remaining hours charged privately.
Included in this price: Breakfast, Dinner / Tea, Lunch, Snacks, Nappies, Wipes, Nappy Cream and Suncream
Price without government funding: £1,411 / month (£109 / day)
If you're not eligible or haven't claimed funded hours.More info
£795/month more than the funded price.
This is what you'd pay if your child is under 9 months, or if you're not eligible for or haven't claimed funded hours.
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How funding is applied, how the monthly figure is calculated.More info
Working parents of children aged 9 months to 2 years can usually claim up to 30 funded hours a week. The working-parent hours depend on each parent meeting the minimum earnings rules and earning under £100,000 a year. This nursery stretches funded hours across 51 weeks of the year. You've selected 30 funded hours.
This nursery applies up to 10 funded hours per day, stretched across 51 weeks of the year. With your selected funding, 22.4 hours are covered each week. Hours beyond this, including the early and late parts of the day, are charged at the standard rate.
We work out the total cost across the year and divide by 12, so the figure shown is a smoothed monthly average. In practice, nurseries bill in different ways. Some bill monthly at this average. Others bill weekly, or charge for what happened that week or month, which can vary across the year. Confirm billing details with the nursery when you enquire.
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Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Hertford has a Review Score of 9.0 (8.977) out of 10, based on 8 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Hertford has 23 reviews.
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Review from E B (Mother of Child) published on 25 February 2022 Submitted via Website•
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Kind staff, a wonderful range of wooden toys, beautiful building, good choice of activities, healthy food. I like the useful app which provides me with all the information throughout the day. Very happy sending my child here.
Kind staff, a wonderful range of wooden toys, beautiful building, good choice of activities, healthy food. I like the useful app which provides me with all the information throughout the day. Very happy sending my child here.
↩Reply from Marketing Team, Marketing at Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Hertford
Thank you for your wonderful review. The team are delighted to hear such lovely feedback.
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Review from Lauren E (Mother of Child) published on 15 February 2022 Submitted via Website•
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I can't recommend Ashbourne Hertford Nursery enough! From the moment I walked in and met with the manager, I was sold. She was so helpful and reassuring and instantly put me at ease having come from a prior bad experience. The walk around was lovely, from the rooms, the staff, and the smell of...
I can't recommend Ashbourne Hertford Nursery enough! From the moment I walked in and met with the manager, I was sold. She was so helpful and reassuring and instantly put me at ease having come from a prior bad experience. The walk around was lovely, from the rooms, the staff, and the smell of home-cooked lunch, it felt like home and I could instantly see my son settling here. We had a few settle sessions spread over a week which he loved and certainly helped the both of us with the transition and now 5 months in, it feels like he has always been there. The girls are amazing and my son absolutely adores them all, to say he has come on would be an understatement! His speech, understanding, playing with others and confidence are growing daily and we couldn't be happier. Thank you all!
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Thank you for taking the time to write this lovely review. We are delighted with your feedback.
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Review from E C (Mother of Child) published on 14 February 2022 Submitted via Website•
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We recently moved to Hertford and my son (16 months) joined the Ashbourne nursery. He absolutely loves it and settled in very quickly. The facilities are very good and the kids do plenty of activities during the day. It's very clear he loves all the staff and is always smiling when he sees them...
We recently moved to Hertford and my son (16 months) joined the Ashbourne nursery. He absolutely loves it and settled in very quickly. The facilities are very good and the kids do plenty of activities during the day. It's very clear he loves all the staff and is always smiling when he sees them when I drop him off in the morning.
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Thank you so much for leaving this lovely review. The team are delighted.
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Claire BrennanJob Title Nursery ManagerJoined 2022
Claire is the Nursery Manager at Ashbourne Day Nurseries in Hertford, bringing over 20 years of experience in early years education. She has been...
Claire is the Nursery Manager at Ashbourne Day Nurseries in Hertford, bringing over 20 years of experience in early years education. She has been part of the Ashbourne family for the past 3.5 years and is passionate about creating a warm, welcoming environment for every child and family.
Claire holds a level 3 qualification in Early Years and has worked across a range of settings, giving her a strong understanding of how to support children at every stage of their development.
She believes that the early years should be filled with curiosity, confidence, and care, and takes pride in leading a team that nurtures each child as an individual. Building strong relationships with both children and parents is at the heart of everything she does.
Claire is always on hand for a chat and values open, honest communication with families. Her favourite part of the job is seeing the children learn, develop curiosity and thrive in an inclusive environment.
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