Full-day nursery in Colney Street, Hertfordshire
First Place Nursery
Centurion House, Watling Street, Radlett, WD7 7GB · 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 2011Reference EY424059Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 February 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places88 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 June 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
Centurion House, Watling Street, Radlett, WD7 7GB · More nurseries in WD7
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Hill Farm and Bridgefoot Cottages.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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 Centurion House, Watling Street, Radlett, WD7 7GB, in Colney Street, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 88 children. It opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 17 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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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Radlett Lodge School ages 5–19 0.8 miles
- St John's Church of England Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2022 1.1 miles
- Fair Field Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.3 miles
- Newberries Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.4 miles
- Clore Shalom School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 1.6 miles
- Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.6 miles
- How Wood Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.7 miles
- Edge Grove School ages 2–13has a nursery class 1.7 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 20 February 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 88 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?
Radlett is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact First Place Nursery?
You can call 01923 857060 and visit www.grandiruk.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.
- 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 EY424059 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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