Full-day nursery in Watford, Hertfordshire
Squirrel Nurseries (Watford Lanchester)
Lanchester Community Free School, Hempstead Road, Watford, WD17 3HD · 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 December 2014Reference EY484065Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 February 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places42 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 June 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
Lanchester Community Free School, Hempstead Road, Watford, WD17 3HD · More nurseries in WD17
Stations
- Watford13 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Watford Junction14 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Watford High Street24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Stratford Road, Alexandra Road and Herga Court.
Parks and playgrounds
- Cassiobury Park5 min walk
- Stamford Road Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Nascot Grange Play Area 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 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.
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Squirrel Nurseries (Watford Lanchester) is a full-day nursery at Lanchester Community Free School, Hempstead Road, Watford, WD17 3HD, in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 42 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Squirrels Day Nurseries (Watford) Ltd.
Run by Squirrels Day Nurseries (Watford) Ltd (company), which runs 2 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
- Lanchester Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.1 miles
- Chater Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- Nascot Wood Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- Watford St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected February 2025 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 0.6 miles
- Cassiobury Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.7 miles
- Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.7 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 Squirrel Nurseries (Watford Lanchester)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Squirrel Nurseries (Watford Lanchester) Good at its inspection on 22 February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Squirrel Nurseries (Watford Lanchester) take?
Squirrel Nurseries (Watford Lanchester) is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 children at any one time.
Who runs Squirrel Nurseries (Watford Lanchester)?
Squirrel Nurseries (Watford Lanchester) is run by Squirrels Day Nurseries (Watford) Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Squirrel Nurseries (Watford Lanchester)?
Watford is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY484065 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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