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  • Phone Number
    01462 441397
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  • Group/Owner
    Smartys Day Nursery (Hitchin) Ltd
  • Person in Charge
    Romina Whitelock (Manager)
  • Number of Staff
    16
  • When Closed
    Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas
  • Type of Service
    Day Nursery – Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned Open all year Full Day Care Sessional Day Care
  • Total Places for children
    59
  • Age range
    from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months
  • Parking
    There is a free public car park in front of the nursery.
  • Visiting
    To visit please telephone or email to arrange a date and time.
  • Directions
    The nursery is located down a slip road on Burford Way.
  • Opening Days
    Mon-Fri
  • Opening Hours
    0730-1830
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  • Elliot Brooks
    September 2, 2024 at 2:41 am

    He loves going, and the team obviously make a lot of effort to make sure he feels cheerful and secure. They offer a wide range of activities, and he gets a lot of outdoor time. He recently moved up to an older room, and the team made sure the transition was smooth. I would highly suggest sending your kids here! I’m so cheerful our son is at Smartys Day Childcare centre.

  • Kai Ellis
    September 2, 2024 at 3:43 pm

    For me, as a parent of young kids, it is this kindness and attentive that makes the difference, and I sense cheerful leaving my kid knowing that there are people, who I trust to look after my kids. The team at Smartys have helped my eldest kid, and still are helping my youngest kid, to learn the value of playtime and security in an setting staffed by compassionate people who genuinely care about kids.

  • Winter Turner
    October 7, 2024 at 2:10 am

    All of my three kids went to Smartys and have thrived there. The team are enjoyable, knowledgable and expert. A big bonus is the fantastic tidy rooms, outstanding garden and lots of nature all around it. I would thoroughly suggest Smartys to any parent/carer. Smartys is a compassionate, attentive and stimulating setting.

  • Carter Finch
    October 30, 2024 at 8:40 pm

    All the team are attentive and nurturing. Both boys have thrived at Smartys. Our eldest son attended first, no hesitation in our youngest following in his footsteps.

  • Billie Ferguson
    November 8, 2024 at 10:15 pm

    I have sent all four of my kids here and think it’s fabulous . It is a attentive, secure, educational and enjoyable setting. My kids have been really well looked after. Remarkable childcare centre, I’d wholly suggest it to anyone.

  • Drew Hunter
    November 19, 2024 at 4:57 am

    It’s been a little bit bumpy with illnesses, but the team have been outstanding and really looked after my little one and consistently kept in touch. We only started at the childcare centre at the beginning of the year, but everyone at Smartys has been very welcoming and has put us at ease.

  • Kai Sawyer
    November 26, 2024 at 6:29 am

    She attends two mornings a week, term time only, which works perfectly around my term-time only job. All team are welcoming and approachable, and management goes out of their way to help with anything. Updates is very great, and although we only attend part-time, we are very much made to sense part of the “Smartys” family. She takes part in a wide range of activities and has gained a lot more self‑assurance since attending. She often tells me what she has learnt at childcare centre. Handover at the end of the day is informative, and I like that all team in her room know my kid and make us both sense very welcome. I would suggest Smartys to other parents. My kid has been attending the setting since April 2021.

  • London Cross
    December 6, 2024 at 5:31 pm

    All the team are compassionate, welcoming and motivated. They seem cheerful working there and there’s a nice sense of team spirit. Management – particularly through the Covid crisis – has been outstanding. Fair, great updates, and sensible decision-making. My son is cheerful there, and I have no concerns sending my daughter too when she’s old enough. We have been delighted with the care Smartys has provided for our son over the last 2 years.

  • Avery Jarvis
    January 30, 2025 at 1:00 am

    The team are fantastic, compassionate and attentive, and you can see they really do care about the kids. As a childcare centre, they are flexible and considerate of every kid’s needs. My son has allergies, and they have been incredible with him. My eldest went to another childcare centre, and we wish we sent him here; the contrast between the care between the two is startling. There is such a lovely family sense here. There isn’t a huge turnover in team, which I’ve seen happen elsewhere. I suggest it to all of my friends. It gives us such reassurance to know how cheerful my son is. Parking is easy, and the flexibility is excellent. Thank you, Smartys! My son has been attending Smartys for nearly two years now.

  • Blake Brooks
    February 5, 2025 at 10:04 pm

    The manager has been so incredibly organised during this pandemic and ensured the optimum safety of everyone. A fantastic, attentive childcare centre with remarkable, observant team who care so much about the kids’s wellbeing and discovering.

  • Parker Lawson
    February 12, 2025 at 3:22 am

    Especially whilst settling in my second baby and supporting my return to work. I must say the team here have been incredible!

  • Winter Pierce
    February 13, 2025 at 6:10 pm

    She really enjoys the jelly tots room, and we delight in that the childcare centre is in a quiet area. She consistently comes back with news of the day, and they have really supported her speech. Our daughter is cheerful and well-settled at Smartys.

  • Lennon Underwood
    February 15, 2025 at 9:58 pm

    Team genuinely seem to delight in attentive and spending time with the kids, and my kids have consistently been very cheerful at Smartys, which is obviously an important diagnostic of a nurseries quality. Management has consistently been very flexible and understanding of the challenges facing parents of young kids – very appreciated. I have had kids attending Smartys Day Childcare centre since 2015 and have consistently been very cheerful with the service and care given by team.

  • Alex Ellis
    March 26, 2025 at 6:19 am

    Smartys Day Childcare centre stood out for many different reasons, for the welcoming, attentive, homely setting. The childcare centre has a very stable team of team, who care deeply about the enjoyment and welfare of the kids and we are really cheerful with the quality of care provided. We looked around lots of different nurseries and childminders when I was returning to work when my daughter was 1 year old.

  • Robin Frost
    May 14, 2025 at 1:06 am

    I have seen such a big improvement in her speech and her self‑assurance and generally just everything. The childcare centre team, manager and deputy have all been very understanding, supportive and attentive. I am so glad I have made the right choice in sending my daughter here. My daughter has been attending for nearly one year now.

  • Elliot Pierce
    June 6, 2025 at 2:24 pm

    The manager and all team are very expert and supportive. One lady especially has shown outstanding care and assistance at the start of our journey at childcare centre when settling in was challenging. She gave outstanding face to face assistance and also regular emails. I can’t fault the service. My little one has been going to Smartys for just over a year now.

  • Elliot Jarvis
    June 22, 2025 at 3:45 am

    The team were so supportive and understanding while she settled in, and now she absolutely loves her time there, we couldn’t ask for more attentive team, and she consistently has such a fantastic time at childcare centre with plenty to do. Our daughter has now been at Smartys for almost a year, having moved from her previous childcare centre at the end of summer last year.

  • Sawyer Holland
    June 28, 2025 at 5:36 am

    Management is outstanding and very supportive. There is a variety of toys and lovely garden space. My daughter really enjoys coming here, this is my second kid that has gone through Smartys and I couldn’t suggest it enough.

  • Toby Hunter
    June 29, 2025 at 8:22 pm

    She’s been there for a year, having joined from another childcare centre when she was just over 1. She is very cheerful there – she has made friends, and the team and fantastic and nurturing. Her speech, eating and socialising have developed brilliantly since she’s been there. The outside space is lovely and feels lovely and open as it’s next to a large field. Our daughter attends Smartys.

  • Taylor Grant
    July 1, 2025 at 2:36 pm

    We’ve consistently found it to be a excellent childcare centre for our kids, the setting is exceptional, the team are attentive and the kids are consistently cheerful to go. Management is really great too, attentive and accommodating. A exceptional childcare centre all round. Our third kid is about to start at Smartys, so they’re definitely doing something right!

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