Full-day nursery in North Watford, Hertfordshire
Leavesden Montessori House
187 Leavesden Road, WATFORD, WD24 5EL · 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 March 2013Reference EY458830Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 June 2025Food 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
187 Leavesden Road, WATFORD, WD24 5EL · More nurseries in WD24
Stations
- Watford North15 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Watford Junction18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Longspring, The Harebreaks Green and Shakespeare Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Callowland Recreation Ground3 min walk
- Harebreaks Recreation Ground12 min walk
- Harebreaks Recreation Ground12 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Nascot Grange Play Area playground9 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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Leavesden Montessori House is a full-day nursery at 187 Leavesden Road, WATFORD, WD24 5EL, in North Watford, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leavesden Montessori HouseThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Beechfield School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.3 miles
- Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.3 miles
- Nascot Wood Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected October 2023 0.4 miles
- Parkgate Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)inspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- Cherry Tree Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2022 0.6 miles
- Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- The Orchard Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.7 miles
- Knutsford Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.7 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 Leavesden Montessori House's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Leavesden Montessori House Good at its inspection on 1 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Leavesden Montessori House take?
Leavesden Montessori House is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Leavesden Montessori House?
Watford North is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
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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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY458830 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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