Full-day nursery in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire
Charters Nursery
YMCA Woodlands Centre, Leavesden Country Park, College Road, Abbots Langley, WD5 0GU · 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.
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Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:30
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
YMCA Woodlands Centre, Leavesden Country Park, College Road, Abbots Langley, WD5 0GU · More nurseries in WD5
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Leavesden Country Park and Orchard Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Leavesden Country Park (North Side)1 min walk
- Leavesden Country Park (South Side)3 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Langley Lane Play Area 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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Charters Nursery is a full-day nursery at YMCA Woodlands Centre, Leavesden Country Park, College Road, Abbots Langley, WD5 0GU, in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 94 children. It opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charters NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Early AdventuresFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Little Fawns Preschool - Abbots LangleySessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–16:30 | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| The WonderWorks @ LeavesdenFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:00–19:00 | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Ashbourne Day Nurseries at LeavesdenFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Orbital Pre SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Breakspeare Community Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:30–16:00 | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.5 miles
- Abbots Langley School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- Breakspeare School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- Tanners Wood Junior Mixed and Infant School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected March 2025 0.8 miles
- Leavesden JMI School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- Kingsway Infants' School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 1.0 miles
- St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.0 miles
- Kingsway Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2022 1.0 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What are Charters Nursery's opening hours?
Charters Nursery opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri.
What is Charters Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Charters Nursery Good at its inspection on 26 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Charters Nursery take?
Charters Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 94 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Charters Nursery?
Kings Langley is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Charters Nursery?
You can call 01923 662221 and visit oneymca.org.
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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
- 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 130485 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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