Sessional pre-school in North Watford, Hertfordshire
Building Blocks Preschool Nurseries Ltd
St Andrews Church, Church Road, Watford, WD17 4PY · 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 August 2020Reference 2597650Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 November 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places28 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 May 2023Food 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
St Andrews Church, Church Road, Watford, WD17 4PY · More nurseries in WD17
Stations
- Watford Junction8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Watford North20 min walk · 0.8 miles
- Watford23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Church Road, Railway Bridge and The Spinney.
Parks and playgrounds
- Old Fountain11 min walk
- Reeds Garden12 min walk
- Stamford Road Playground3 min walk
- Nascot Grange Play Area playground8 min walk
- Playground10 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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Building Blocks Preschool Nurseries Ltd is a sessional pre-school at St Andrews Church, Church Road, Watford, WD17 4PY, in North Watford, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 28 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 10 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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building Blocks Preschool Nurseries LtdThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Squirrel Nurseries (Watford Lanchester)Full-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Leavesden Montessori HouseFull-day nursery | Good | 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
- Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.4 miles
- Nascot Wood Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected October 2023 0.5 miles
- Lanchester Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Watford St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- Parkgate Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)inspected July 2024 0.7 miles
- Knutsford Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.7 miles
- Beechfield School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- Central Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.9 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 20 November 2023, 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 28 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 Junction is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Building Blocks Preschool Nurseries Ltd?
You can call 07763 055038 and visit www.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.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2597650 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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