Full-day nursery in Kingswood, Hertfordshire
Bright Little Stars Nursery
80 Sheepcot Lane, Watford, WD25 0EA · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 March 2016Reference EY497358Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 31 July 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places78 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 1 September 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 08:00–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
80 Sheepcot Lane, Watford, WD25 0EA · More nurseries in WD25
Stations
- Garston (Herts)15 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Watford North24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Sheepcot Drive, Lamb Close and Kingswood Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Woodside Playing Fields4 min walk
- Stanborough Park4 min walk
- Garston Park12 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
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.
What parents say
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Bright Little Stars Nursery is a full-day nursery at 80 Sheepcot Lane, Watford, WD25 0EA, in Kingswood, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 78 children. It opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 65 reviews (November 2026).
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| Bright Little Stars NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Stanborough Primary School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- Kingswood Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected April 2023 0.2 miles
- Kingsway Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.5 miles
- Kingsway Infants' School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.5 miles
- Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.6 miles
- Leavesden JMI School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- The Grove Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.6 miles
- St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.6 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 Little Stars Nursery's opening hours?
Bright Little Stars Nursery opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Bright Little Stars Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Little Stars Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 31 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Little Stars Nursery take?
Bright Little Stars Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 78 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Bright Little Stars Nursery?
Garston (Herts) is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bright Little Stars Nursery?
You can call 020 7100 4662 and visit www.brightlittlestars.com.
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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.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- 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 EY497358 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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