Full-day nursery in Woodhall, Hertfordshire
Squirrels Nurseries (Welwyn)
Oak Tree Children's Centre, Holwell Road, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 3RP · 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 December 2003Reference EY276945Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places86 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 March 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 08:00–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Oak Tree Children's Centre, Holwell Road, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 3RP · More nurseries in AL7
Stations
- Welwyn Garden City15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Holwell Road, Ethelred Close and Longlands Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Mirage Play Area playground8 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 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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Squirrels Nurseries (Welwyn) is a full-day nursery at Oak Tree Children's Centre, Holwell Road, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, AL7 3RP, in Woodhall, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 86 children. It opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 6 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
- Ludwick Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected February 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Holwell Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Peartree Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.2 miles
- Our Lady Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.3 miles
- Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.5 miles
- Creswick Academy Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected December 2022 0.5 miles
- Panshanger Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- Applecroft School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.0 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What are Squirrels Nurseries (Welwyn)'s opening hours?
Squirrels Nurseries (Welwyn) opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Squirrels Nurseries (Welwyn)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Squirrels Nurseries (Welwyn) Outstanding at its inspection on 23 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Squirrels Nurseries (Welwyn) take?
Squirrels Nurseries (Welwyn) is registered with Ofsted for up to 86 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Squirrels Nurseries (Welwyn)?
Welwyn Garden City is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Squirrels Nurseries (Welwyn)?
You can call 01707 391797 and visit squirrelsnurseries.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 13 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 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY276945 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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