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Tots And Scholars

Ofsted: Outstanding
(May 2025)
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5.0(4 parent reviews) ·Church Of The Good Shepherd, Shenleybury, Radlett, WD7 9DH · Hertfordshire
Number of places
90 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2025
Local authority
Hertfordshire

About this day nursery

Tots and Scholars Nursery and Preschool offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for children aged 3 months to 5 years. With four Ofsted Outstanding-rated branches, they are dedicated to fostering curiosity, building confidence, and instilling a love for learning.

The nursery focuses on a balanced approach that combines playful exploration with structured teaching, alongside ample outdoor activities. This method ensures children develop strong foundations in key areas such as communication, literacy, numeracy, and problem-solving.

Their educators are committed to crafting experiences that help children build language skills, understand early mathematical concepts through practical engagement, refine fine motor skills for writing, and cultivate independence, resilience, and self-belief. The curriculum also integrates opportunities for logical reasoning and introduces early life skills by blending science and nature.

Tots and Scholars places a strong emphasis on preparing children for school, focusing on academic readiness, confident communication with peers and adults, emotional resilience, and positive behaviour management. They also embed routines that encourage self-care, focus, task completion, and discipline, easing the transition into structured school settings.

The "TAS Independent" programme specifically supports children moving into independent or selective school environments, ensuring they are emotionally, socially, and academically prepared for their next educational chapter.

What it's like

Children thrive at this exceptional nursery and make the best progress possible. Staff instinctively follow children's leads, allowing plenty of time for exploration. Links between children's different experiences are paired seamlessly with the intentions of each room, fostering deep engagement from a young age.

Ofsted Outstanding ratedFocus on school readinessPlay-based learning with structured teachingOutdoor explorationSupports children from 3 months to 5 years

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.

Key facts

Opening hours

7:30am until 6.30pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2018

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Tots And Scholars

Last inspected 27 May 2025 · Jenny Hardy

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding

What it's like to attend

Children thrive at this exceptional nursery and make the best progress possible. Staff instinctively follow children's leads, allowing plenty of time for exploration. Links between children's different experiences are paired seamlessly with the intentions of each room, fostering deep engagement from a young age.

Inspector highlights

  • Children's learning is expertly sequenced and thoroughly embedded through a rich and varied curriculum.
  • Children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive highly focused and exceptional support.
  • The wider community and environment are a crucial part of the curriculum on offer, providing new experiences tailored to children's interests.
  • Leaders are highly reflective and provide the best possible opportunities for children, utilising information and audits to ensure experiences are focused and purposeful.
  • Parents are highly complimentary about the passionate staff and leaders, feeling well-informed and supported in contributing to their children's progress.
Inspection #10393720 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents are highly complimentary about the passionate staff and leaders.

They feel extremely well informed and speak about the expert support and advice they receive.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive highly focused and exceptional support. All staff understand how to communicate with them effectively and recognise their interests and individual needs. Staff engage fully with other professionals and strive to provide the best support possible. Targets for children with SEND are realistic, but still ambitious.

Outdoor space

The wider community and environment are a crucial part of the curriculum on offer. Children benefit from new experiences that provide a broad range of opportunities. For instance, children explore a nearby corn field on a walk and staff then bring corn into the nursery for them to explore in more depth.

Parent Reviews of Tots And Scholars

5.0
(4)
Darren Hazan
2 years ago

Whilst not the cheapest, this is the best place you could ever send your little one. The staff are incredible and care so much about your children. They are engaging and strive for the best in terms of care and education. My toddler couldn't wait to get in each day. The manager is incredible, she really cares. They put in so much effort it's unbelievable. I can sing their praises highly enough

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Lizzy Leigh
4 years ago

The most caring and attentive staff, the best thought out and executed programme, this place is amazing. My children couldn’t be happier here. My daughter has been prepared for school in every way including confidence, social skills, and academic ability through a totally nurturing environment. My otherwise clingy son toddles into the happily without looking back. Definitely recommend!

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Sophie Walters
4 years ago

Both my children have had the most wonderful experience at tots and scholars. The staff are the most incredible bunch of women who so obviously love and care for every single child. Having been at one of the other nurseries in the area I can safely say that this place is outstanding and I feel so lucky that my children get to go here.

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Anna
4 years ago

Wonderful staff. Our daughter had a wonderful time learning and playing at TAS. The teachers are all caring and are amazing at providing feedback. Couldn’t recommend this nursery enough.

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Inspection history

Date: October 2021

  • June 2025Outstanding
  • May 2025Outstanding
  • November 2021Outstanding
  • October 2021Outstanding

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