Sessional pre-school in Carpenders Park, Hertfordshire
Little Hearts Preschool
St. Meryl Junior Middle & Infant School, The Mead, Watford, WD19 5BT · 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 2020Reference 2604761Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 April 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
St. Meryl Junior Middle & Infant School, The Mead, Watford, WD19 5BT · More nurseries in WD19
Stations
- Carpenders Park10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- 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 Hearts Preschool is a sessional pre-school at St. Meryl Junior Middle & Infant School, The Mead, Watford, WD19 5BT, in Carpenders Park, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Meryl School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Woodhall Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- Warren Dell Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected January 2024 0.6 miles
- Colnbrook School ages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected April 2023 0.6 miles
- Oxhey Wood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.7 miles
- St Joseph Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2023 0.9 miles
- St Margaret's School ages 2–18has a nursery class 0.9 miles
- Greenfields Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 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 Little Hearts Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Hearts Preschool Good at its inspection on 11 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Hearts Preschool take?
Little Hearts Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Hearts Preschool?
Carpenders Park is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Hearts Preschool?
You can call 07709 666761 and visit littlehearts-preschool.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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2604761 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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