Full-day nursery in The Swillett, Hertfordshire
Old MacDonald's Day Nursery
20-21 Heronsgate Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5BN · 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 September 2006Reference EY335504Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 February 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places66 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 October 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
20-21 Heronsgate Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5BN · More nurseries in WD3
Stations
- Chorleywood17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including The Stag PH, Stag Lane and Shire Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Swillet Play Area playground2 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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Old MacDonald's Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 20-21 Heronsgate Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5BN, in The Swillett, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 66 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Old Macdonald's Day Nursery Ltd.
Run by Old Macdonald's Day Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 5 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Chorleywood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.2 miles
- The Russell School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected September 2024 0.6 miles
- Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected July 2022 1.3 miles
- Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 1.4 miles
- Shepherd Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.5 miles
- St John Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 1.7 miles
- St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 1.7 miles
- St Clement Danes School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 1.3 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 Old MacDonald's Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Old MacDonald's Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 4 February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Old MacDonald's Day Nursery take?
Old MacDonald's Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 66 children at any one time.
Who runs Old MacDonald's Day Nursery?
Old MacDonald's Day Nursery is run by Old Macdonald's Day Nursery Ltd, which runs 5 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Old MacDonald's Day Nursery?
Chorleywood is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Old MacDonald's Day Nursery?
You can call 01923 286625 and visit www.oldmacdonaldsdaynursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY335504 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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