Full-day nursery in Holywell, Hertfordshire
Small World Nursery (Watford) CIC
22 Tolpits Lane, Watford, WD18 6AA · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- 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 August 2019Reference 2548006Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 31 May 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places52 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 19 August 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
22 Tolpits Lane, Watford, WD18 6AA · More nurseries in WD18
Stations
- Watford19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Westfield Community College, Explorer Drive and High View.
Parks and playgrounds
- Harwoods Recreation Ground7 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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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Small World Nursery (Watford) CIC is a full-day nursery at 22 Tolpits Lane, Watford, WD18 6AA, in Holywell, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 52 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 9 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Chessbrook Education Support Centre ages 5–16Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected February 2024 0.1 miles
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.2 miles
- Willow Tree Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected April 2023 0.2 miles
- Ascot Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.3 miles
- Laurance Haines School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- Chater Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- Chater Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- Oxhey Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.9 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 Small World Nursery (Watford) CIC's opening hours?
Small World Nursery (Watford) CIC opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Small World Nursery (Watford) CIC's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Small World Nursery (Watford) CIC Good at its inspection on 31 May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Small World Nursery (Watford) CIC take?
Small World Nursery (Watford) CIC is registered with Ofsted for up to 52 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Small World Nursery (Watford) CIC?
Watford is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Small World Nursery (Watford) CIC?
You can call 01923 230300 and visit www.smallworldnurserywatford.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 2548006 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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