Full-day nursery in Waltham Abbey, Essex
New Adventurers
Unit C&D, 121 Ability House, Brooker Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1JH · 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 2024Reference 2771818Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 15 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places79 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 February 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:30
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Unit C&D, 121 Ability House, Brooker Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1JH · More nurseries in EN9
Stations
- Waltham Cross24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Gunpowder Park8 min walk
- Abbey Gardens10 min walk
- Abbey Meadows12 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- 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 Essex 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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New Adventurers is a full-day nursery at Unit C&D, 121 Ability House, Brooker Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1JH, in Waltham Abbey, Essex. It is registered for 79 children. It opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 15 reviews (November 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New AdventurersThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Splash Day Nursery LimitedFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 1.0 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Waltham Abbey9
- All nurseries in Essex598
- All nurseries in EN911
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Waltham Holy Cross Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.7 miles
- Holdbrook Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2022 0.7 miles
- Freshsteps Independent school ages 5–18 1.0 miles
- Leverton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 1.0 miles
- Keys Meadow Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 1.1 miles
- Prince of Wales Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.2 miles
- Four Swannes Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected October 2024 1.2 miles
- Hillhouse CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 1.2 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 are New Adventurers's opening hours?
New Adventurers opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri.
What is New Adventurers's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated New Adventurers Good at its inspection on 15 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can New Adventurers take?
New Adventurers is registered with Ofsted for up to 79 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to New Adventurers?
Waltham Cross is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact New Adventurers?
You can call 01992 879688 and visit newadventurers.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 11 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 11 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2771818 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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