Full-day nursery in Braughing, Hertfordshire
Highfield Day Nursery
Station Road, Braughing, Ware, SG11 2PB · 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 October 2003Reference EY273312Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 April 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places38 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 October 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Station Road, Braughing, Ware, SG11 2PB · More nurseries in SG11
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Station House.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground12 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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Highfield Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Station Road, Braughing, Ware, SG11 2PB, in Braughing, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 38 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Jenyns First School and Nursery Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.8 miles
- Roger De Clare First CofE School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.9 miles
- St Edmund's College ages 2–19has a nursery class 1.8 miles
- Ralph Sadleir School Middle deemed secondaryages 9–13Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected April 2024 0.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Highfield Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Highfield Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 7 April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Highfield Day Nursery take?
Highfield Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 38 children at any one time.
How do I contact Highfield Day Nursery?
You can call 01920 822002.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY273312 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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