Full-day nursery in Bushey, Hertfordshire
Little Gems Day Care Nursery
Little Reddings Primary School, Harcourt Road, Bushey, WD23 3PR · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Little Reddings Primary School, Harcourt Road, Bushey, WD23 3PR · More nurseries in WD23
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Little Reddings School, Chiltern Close and Meads School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Moatfield Recreation Ground3 min walk
- Bushey Rose Garden7 min walk
- Bushey Manor Field12 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground10 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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Little Gems Day Care Nursery is a full-day nursery at Little Reddings Primary School, Harcourt Road, Bushey, WD23 3PR, in Bushey, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 25 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Little Reddings Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Meadow Wood School ages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.2 miles
- 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
- Ashfield Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.7 miles
- St Margaret's School ages 2–18has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- Bushey Manor Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.9 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 Little Gems Day Care Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Gems Day Care Nursery Good at its inspection on 20 October 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Gems Day Care Nursery take?
Little Gems Day Care Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 25 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Gems Day Care Nursery?
Bushey is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2510549 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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