Full-day nursery in Water End, Hertfordshire
Bright Horizons Potten End Day Nursery and Preschool
Binghams Park Farm, Potten End Hill, Water End, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3BN · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since April 2017Reference EY544463Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 June 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places92 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 June 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:30
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Binghams Park Farm, Potten End Hill, Water End, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3BN · More nurseries in HP1
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Hertfordshire there are about 2.9 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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Bright Horizons Potten End Day Nursery and Preschool is a full-day nursery at Binghams Park Farm, Potten End Hill, Water End, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3BN, in Water End, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 92 children. It opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited.
Run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited (company), which runs 245 nurseries.
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| Bright Horizons Potten End Day Nursery and PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Potten End CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 1.0 miles
- Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.0 miles
- Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.1 miles
- Micklem Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 1.4 miles
- St Cuthbert Mayne Voluntary Catholic Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11 1.6 miles
- Gade Valley Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 1.6 miles
- The Collett School ages 4–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 1.7 miles
- Oakleaf Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 1.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What are Bright Horizons Potten End Day Nursery and Preschool's opening hours?
Bright Horizons Potten End Day Nursery and Preschool opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri.
What is Bright Horizons Potten End Day Nursery and Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Horizons Potten End Day Nursery and Preschool Good at its inspection on 21 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Horizons Potten End Day Nursery and Preschool take?
Bright Horizons Potten End Day Nursery and Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 92 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Horizons Potten End Day Nursery and Preschool?
Bright Horizons Potten End Day Nursery and Preschool is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited, which runs 245 nurseries.
How do I contact Bright Horizons Potten End Day Nursery and Preschool?
You can call 01442 506760 and visit www.brighthorizons.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 13 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY544463 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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