Full-day nursery in West Watford, Hertfordshire
Building Blocks Preschool Nurseries Ltd
Trinity Methodist Church, Whippendell Road, Watford, WD18 7NN · 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 January 2020Reference 2575751Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 8 May 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Trinity Methodist Church, Whippendell Road, Watford, WD18 7NN · More nurseries in WD18
Stations
- Watford13 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Watford High Street19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Queens Avenue, Harwoods Road and Kelmscott Crescent.
Parks and playgrounds
- Harwoods Recreation Ground5 min walk
- Cassiobury Park10 min walk
- Ring Around Park12 min walk
- Charter School Playground4 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Harwoods Adventurous Playground6 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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Building Blocks Preschool Nurseries Ltd is a full-day nursery at Trinity Methodist Church, Whippendell Road, Watford, WD18 7NN, in West Watford, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 16 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Building Blocks Pre-School Nurseries Limited.
Run by Building Blocks Pre-School Nurseries Limited (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building Blocks Preschool Nurseries LtdThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Busy Bees Day Nursery at WatfordFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Bright Horizons The Park Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| The Little Learners Montessori WatfordFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Small World Nursery (Watford) CICFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Westfield Pre SchoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Chater Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 0.2 miles
- Chessbrook Education Support Centre ages 5–16Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected February 2024 0.3 miles
- Chater Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.3 miles
- Laurance Haines School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.3 miles
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.5 miles
- Ascot Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.6 miles
- Willow Tree Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected April 2023 0.6 miles
- Lanchester Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 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 is Building Blocks Preschool Nurseries Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Building Blocks Preschool Nurseries Ltd Good at its inspection on 5 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Building Blocks Preschool Nurseries Ltd take?
Building Blocks Preschool Nurseries Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
Who runs Building Blocks Preschool Nurseries Ltd?
Building Blocks Preschool Nurseries Ltd is run by Building Blocks Pre-School Nurseries Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Building Blocks Preschool Nurseries Ltd?
Watford is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Building Blocks Preschool Nurseries Ltd?
You can call 07581 443479 and visit bbpreschools.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2575751 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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