Full-day nursery in Eastbury, Hertfordshire
Northwood Day Nursery
Northwood Headquarters, Sandy Lane, Northwood, HA6 3HP · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 2002Reference EY218985Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 April 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places45 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 April 2026Food 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
Northwood Headquarters, Sandy Lane, Northwood, HA6 3HP · More nurseries in HA6
Stations
- Northwood21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Northwood Headquarters, Sandy Lane and Oxhey Drive South.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 min walk
- 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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Northwood Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Northwood Headquarters, Sandy Lane, Northwood, HA6 3HP, in Eastbury, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 45 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.1 from 22 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Helen McIlrath Limited.
Run by Helen McIlrath Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Eastbury Farm Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.5 miles
- Frithwood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- St John's School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- St Helen's School ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Greenfields Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- St Joseph Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2023 0.8 miles
- Hillside Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.8 miles
- Hillside Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected November 2024 0.8 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 Northwood Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Northwood Day Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 6 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Northwood Day Nursery take?
Northwood Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 45 children at any one time.
Who runs Northwood Day Nursery?
Northwood Day Nursery is run by Helen McIlrath Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Northwood Day Nursery?
Northwood is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Northwood Day Nursery?
You can visit www.gov.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.
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Last checked 11 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY218985 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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