Full-day nursery in Bushey, Hertfordshire
First Place Nursery
1 Falconer Road, BUSHEY, WD23 3AQ · 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 2007Reference EY345571Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places80 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 March 2026Food 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
1 Falconer Road, BUSHEY, WD23 3AQ · More nurseries in WD23
Stations
- Bushey18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Falconer Road, Finch Lane and The Grange Academy.
Parks and playgrounds
- Bushey Manor Field1 min walk
- Moatfield Recreation Ground8 min walk
- Bushey Rose Garden10 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.
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First Place Nursery is a full-day nursery at 1 Falconer Road, BUSHEY, WD23 3AQ, in Bushey, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 80 children. It opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 12 reviews (November 2026). It is run by First Place Nurseries Limited.
Run by First Place Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bournehall Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.3 miles
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- Bushey Manor Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- Bushey and Oxhey Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.5 miles
- Longwood School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Little Reddings Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- St Margaret's School ages 2–18has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Meadow Wood School ages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 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 First Place Nursery's opening hours?
First Place Nursery opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is First Place Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated First Place Nursery Good at its inspection on 18 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can First Place Nursery take?
First Place Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 80 children at any one time.
Who runs First Place Nursery?
First Place Nursery is run by First Place Nurseries Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to First Place Nursery?
Bushey is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact First Place Nursery?
You can call 020 8421 9121 and visit www.firstplacenurseries.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 11 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 11 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY345571 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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