Full-day nursery in Waterside, Buckinghamshire
Kiddies Cove Day Nursery
1 Bois Moor Road, Chesham, HP5 1SH · 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 February 2022Reference 2673653Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 June 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places71 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 May 2024Food 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
1 Bois Moor Road, Chesham, HP5 1SH · More nurseries in HP5
Stations
- Chesham18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including The Unicorn, Trapps Lane and Chessmount Rise.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground4 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 Buckinghamshire there are about 2.6 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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Kiddies Cove Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 1 Bois Moor Road, Chesham, HP5 1SH, in Waterside, Buckinghamshire. It is registered for 71 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Kiddies Cove Day Nursery LTD.
Run by Kiddies Cove Day Nursery LTD (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Waterside Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.3 miles
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected February 2025 0.5 miles
- Thomas Harding Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.5 miles
- Chesham Bois Church of England School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- The Beacon School ages 3–13has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Elangeni School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 1.0 miles
- Heatherton School ages 2–11has a nursery class 1.0 miles
- Chestnut Lane School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.0 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 Kiddies Cove Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kiddies Cove Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 12 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kiddies Cove Day Nursery take?
Kiddies Cove Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 71 children at any one time.
Who runs Kiddies Cove Day Nursery?
Kiddies Cove Day Nursery is run by Kiddies Cove Day Nursery LTD, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Kiddies Cove Day Nursery?
Chesham is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kiddies Cove Day Nursery?
You can call 01494 412546 and visit kiddiescovedaynursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2673653 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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