Nurseries in AL5
39 registered nurseries — 10 Outstanding, 7 Good
Ofsted ratings in AL5
39
Total nurseries
10
Outstanding
7
Good
22
Not yet rated
53 Luton Road, Harpenden
Vaughan Road, Harpenden
Crabtree Fields The Scout Hut HQ, HARPENDEN
Peel House, Harpenden
Manland Primary School, Harpenden
Katherine Warington School, Harpenden
St. Nicholas Voluntary Primary School, HARPENDEN
Harpenden Leisure Centre, Harpenden
The Grove Infant & Nursery School, HARPENDEN
Why families love AL5
74.6/100
Family Score
5.09
Crime rate per 1,000
Getting around AL5
Deprivation decile: 10/10 (10 = least deprived)
Individual Nursery Pages
Funded 15 & 30 hours childcare in AL5
In England, working families can get 15 hours of funded childcare a week from 9 months old, rising to 30 hours from September 2025, during term time (38 weeks a year). All 3–4-year-olds get at least 15 universal funded hours regardless of parents' work status, and some 2-year-olds qualify through additional support schemes.
Funded hours are used at participating nurseries and childminders — each profile on this page shows whether a setting has funded 2-year-old and 3–4-year-old places registered. Check eligibility and apply via GOV.UK childcare eligibility.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many nurseries are in AL5?
AL5 has 39 Ofsted-registered nurseries, of which 10 are rated Outstanding and 7 are rated Good.
What percentage of nurseries in AL5 are Outstanding or Good?
44% of nurseries in AL5 are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.
Which is the best-rated nursery in AL5?
You can compare every Outstanding-rated nursery in AL5 on this page, sorted by Ofsted grade. Each listing links to the full Ofsted report.
Are there funded nursery places in AL5?
Yes — many nurseries in AL5 offer 15 or 30 hours of government-funded childcare for eligible 2, 3 and 4-year-olds. Each nursery profile shows the number of funded places available.
Inspection data sourced from Ofsted (England), Care Inspectorate (Scotland), and CIW (Wales), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. NurseryMatch is independent of Ofsted, the Care Inspectorate, CIW, and the UK Government.